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absolute or relative path parameter
Hi! We're using the Dropbox-API-Arg request header, I would like to confirm if the sample path below is relative?
\"path": "/sample_folder/sample_folder1/sample_file.csv"\
That path would be considered "absolute", in that it's not relative to anything except the root itself.
On the Dropbox API, there are multiple ways to reference items in a Dropbox account. Exactly how you do so is up to you, and will depend on how you want your application to work. You can find more information in the File Access Guide.
For example, you may specify a path to a file by giving the full absolute path, including the names of any parent folders, such as "/folder_name/file_name.ext". You could instead specify that relative to a folder by id though, like "id:abc123xyz/file_name.ext" (where "id:abc123xyz" is the id of the folder). Check out the documentation linked above for more information.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
That path would be considered "absolute", in that it's not relative to anything except the root itself.
On the Dropbox API, there are multiple ways to reference items in a Dropbox account. Exactly how you do so is up to you, and will depend on how you want your application to work. You can find more information in the File Access Guide.
For example, you may specify a path to a file by giving the full absolute path, including the names of any parent folders, such as "/folder_name/file_name.ext". You could instead specify that relative to a folder by id though, like "id:abc123xyz/file_name.ext" (where "id:abc123xyz" is the id of the folder). Check out the documentation linked above for more information.
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