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steve_lae0901
7 years agoHelpful | Level 6
error using PHP file_get_contents to call list_folder api
any examples available using the PHP file_get_contents function to call the files/list_folder api?
( I am able to use curl from PHP to call the dropbox apis. But my code fails on one PHP server but works on another. Would like to see if file_get_contents will work. )
Here is my code. There error I am getting is "failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request "
function listFolder( $token ) { $text = "{\"path\": \"\",\"recursive\": false,\"include_media_info\": false,\"include_deleted\": false,\"include_has_explicit_shared_members\": false,\"include_mounted_folders\": true}" ; echo $text . '<br>' ; $postdata = http_build_query( array( 'data' => $text)) ; $opts = array( 'http' => array( 'method' => 'POST', 'header' => array('Authorization: Bearer ' . $token, 'Content-Type: application/json'), 'content' => $postdata), 'ssl' => array( "verify_peer"=>false, "verify_peer_name"=>false) ); $context = stream_context_create($opts); $result = file_get_contents('https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder', false, $context); }
I don't believe we have an example for using file_get_contents.
In any case, when you get an error from the API, such as a 400 response, the best first step is to check the response body, which should contain a more useful error.
Anyway, it looks like you have a newer thread, so I'll follow up there:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-support/PHP-file-download-returns-page-not-found/m-p/264177#M15462
- Greg-DBDropbox Staff
I don't believe we have an example for using file_get_contents.
In any case, when you get an error from the API, such as a 400 response, the best first step is to check the response body, which should contain a more useful error.
Anyway, it looks like you have a newer thread, so I'll follow up there:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-support/PHP-file-download-returns-page-not-found/m-p/264177#M15462
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