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keval
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

How to list only folders

I need to list down all folder without file & recursive as well. I use below API for that https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder 'path'=>'','recursive'=>true,'include_media_info'=>true,'i...
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Greg-DB's avatar
Greg-DB
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7 years ago

The Dropbox API unfortunately does not offer a way to list folders only, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.

As a workaround, you'll need to list everything and filter out the file entries client-side.

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EthanW
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Has there been any movement on this? It is inefficient and puts an unnecessary load on Dropbox to be pulling all files when all that some of us need in our solutions are folders.

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    4 years ago

    EthanW No, I don't have an update on this. Thanks for the feedback!

    • munis-bto's avatar
      munis-bto
      New member | Level 1
      11 months ago

      Any updates?

      • Greg-DB's avatar
        Greg-DB
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        11 months ago

        munis-bto No, I don't have an update on this request.

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