Create Property Template in API2 Java

[Ritesh]

Hi,

I want to save some custom properties to a file that I upload. It appears that in order to add property/property groups, I need to supply a template Id but I'm not able to find a way to create/add a template using the Java SDK. Can you provide some pointers on the process for creating templates?

Thanks

[Greg-DB]

The endpoints for adding templates aren't currently exposed, as the feature is still in development. I'll send this along as a request for them though.

[AlexC]

Any news about how can we add custom properties to a file?

[Greg-DB]

Yes, this functionality is now available. You can find the documentation for them in the Java SDK here, starting under "propertiesAdd":

https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v3.0.x/

The other official SDKs also have methods for these.

Or, if you're not using an SDK, you can find the corresponding HTTP endpoints documented here:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#file_properties 

[Ritesh2]

It appears that the apps with "app folder" permissions are not allowed to use these endpoints. What are apps like those supposed to do if they want to add file properties?

[Greg-DB]

@Ritesh2 Unfortunately, the file properties functionality is not support for apps with the app folder permission. I'll send this along as a feature request for support for that, but I can't promise if/when that would be implemented.

If you need to use the file properties functionality, you'll need to register a new app with the "Full Dropbox" permission.