is_team_folder returns false for team folders

[chrismcfarling]

I'm using DropBox Business Standard. The top level team space is My Team. Within that is a folder name WIP Folder. The list_folders API command shows that WIP Folder is not a team folder as is_team_folder is set to false. WIP Folder is a team folder though, it has the team folder icon referenced here:

https://help.dropbox.com/teams-admins/team-member/team-folders

In fact every folder returns "is_team_folder": false, I'm just using WIP Folder as an example. Here's the list_folders output.

Ehy is it not "is_team_folder": true?

{
      "access_type": {
        ".tag": "editor"
      },
      "is_inside_team_folder": true,
      "is_team_folder": false,
      "owner_team": {
        "id": "dbtid:AACFOnUrcjz66yWgLJTSWqQf0kuygwfhieh",
        "name": "My Team"
      },
      "parent_folder_name": "",
      "name": "WIP Folder",
      "policy": {
        "member_policy": {
          ".tag": "anyone"
        },
        "resolved_member_policy": {
          ".tag": "anyone"
        },
        "acl_update_policy": {
          ".tag": "editors"
        },
        "shared_link_policy": {
          ".tag": "anyone"
        },
        "viewer_info_policy": {
          ".tag": "enabled"
        }
      },
      "preview_url": "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/zcabfx72968vk68a3bc19/AABxxIGsJbwfVYUawTYfgdfv?dl=0",
      "shared_folder_id": "6598198444",
      "time_invited": "2019-11-06T23:09:57Z",
      "access_inheritance": {
        ".tag": "inherit"
      }
    }

[chrismcfarling]

6598198444 is the shared_folder_id of the WIP Folder folder, not the parent team folder. How do I get the parent team folder id?

[Здравко]

Empty folder name: ""

"parent_folder_name": "",

[chrismcfarling]

I'm not sure what that means. In Gregs last example he used the shared_folder_id of the top level team folder. Nothing I've seen so far shows me how to retrieve the shared_folder_id of that top level folder.

[Здравко]

Where comes the result you has initially post from?

[Greg-DB · Accepted solution]

@chrismcfarling There are a few ways you can get the team space ID. For instance, you can get it from the 'root_info' returned by /2/users/get_current_account:

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/users/get_current_account \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer <redacted>"

# {
# <redacted>
#   "root_info": {
#     ".tag": "team",
#     "root_namespace_id": "1990815600",
#     "home_namespace_id": "1990696960",
#     "home_path": "/db test"
#   }
# }

Or, if you're using a Dropbox Business API app with the team member file access permission, you can get it from /2/team/team_folder/list[/continue] or /2/team/namespaces/list[/continue]:

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team/team_folder/list \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer <redacted>" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data "{}"

# {
#   "team_folders": [
#     {
#       "team_folder_id": "1990815600",
#       "name": "<redacted>",
#       "status": {
#         ".tag": "active"
#       },
#       "is_team_shared_dropbox": true,
#       "sync_setting": {
#         ".tag": "default"
#       },
#       "content_sync_settings": []
#     }
#   ],
# <redacted>
# }

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team/namespaces/list \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer <redacted>" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data "{}"

# {
#   "namespaces": [
#     {
#       "name": "<redacted>",
#       "namespace_id": "1990815600",
#       "namespace_type": {
#         ".tag": "team_folder"
#       }
#     },
# <redacted>
#   ],
# <redacted>
# }

I recommend reading the Namespace Guide as it goes over some of these topics.

[chrismcfarling]

Got it, thanks.