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Implement access to recents

Implement access to recents

Henrique V.1
New member | Level 1

Hello guys,

I'm trying to implement a way of accessing the user's recent files. I looked on the API but found no way to access the "Recents" folder directly.

I thought about using list_folder with the recursive flag turned on and then sorting files on the user's device, but this may lead to a lot of calls until I can get all files. So, this doesn't seem a good solution.

Is there any way to access recent files using the API? I would appreciate any tips on how to solve this problem.

Best regards.

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Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff

The API doesn't currently offer any functionality for events or recents, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request. 

That being the case, the method of staying up to date with list_folder is the best solution.

Henrique V.1
New member | Level 1

Thanks for the information, Gregory.

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