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amdewstow
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

files/save_url fails every for apps with Permission type: Team member file access

Calling files/save_url with an app with "Permission type: Team member file access" adds the requirment of "Dropbox-API-Select-User" as a header. Even with the propper header pass it instantly fails ...
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
Thanks for the report. This is a known issue, but I don't have a timeline for a fix unfortunately. Please do use a full Dropbox app as a workaround for now. Apologies for the trouble.
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    Greg-DB
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    6 years ago

    Apologies for the long delay! Team member file access apps can now use the /save_url endpoint.

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