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vb_dolphiner
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8 years ago
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[Java] How to use getMetaData() API in v2 to fetch the folder results

I was already using getMetaData() API in v1 to fetch the folder content. How to use the same to fetch the folder content in v2 as I can no longer find the contents API in v2?
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    vb_dolphiner
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    If my Dropbox contains a long list of files and I am caching this file list, I know how to get the entire list. But how can I request for a list that contains only deleted or added files since my last request. I could find the API getCursor but I am not sure how to use this in my scenario.

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      Greg-DB
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      8 years ago

      Once you have a cursor, e.g., from a previous call to listFolder or listFolderContinue, you can later call back to listFolderContinue, passing in that cursot value, to get information on only what has changed.

       

      There's a basic example here. That example is mainly for paging through current results, but it works the same way for getting updated results over time.

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