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Linking to subfolder
I have a shared folder with a URL like: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/{first gibberish}/{Second Gibberish}?dl=0 Using the API there will folders and subfolders created there. I was hoping to be ...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for clarifying. Can you elaborate on your use case then? Are you trying to do this programmatically? If so, using the API is the only good/official interface for interacting with Dropbox resources like this, but either way, there isn't a supported way to programmatically get the link for a subfolder from the link for the parent folder.
(If you're referring to browsing these links manually, you can get links for subfolders by browsing into them in the browser. The URL in the address bar updates with links for the current folder.)
(If you're referring to browsing these links manually, you can get links for subfolders by browsing into them in the browser. The URL in the address bar updates with links for the current folder.)
The use case:
Our system creates subfolders using the API with a naming convention. It can be something like /[Customer Name]/[Work Order Number]
As mentioned I do not have access to the responses from the API, so I am trying to link directly to the lowest level subfolder as I do have the link to the top level folder and know the values for [Customer Name] and [Work Order Number]. These links to the subfolders would be created programmatically (but not using the API), thus saving the end-user from having to browse manually from the shared top level folder.
It sounds like we are out of luck. I don't understand the need to generate different portions of the URL for the subfolders, since the user as you mention does have access to them by navigating manually.
- Greg-DBThanks for elaborating! I don't have a good solution for you unfortunately, but I've sent this along a feature request, and the context is useful.
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