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Files Uploaded via PowerShell Script Not Appearing
Hi --
We have a PowerShell script that uploads files to Dropbox but since the Dropbox update / upgrade at the end of last week the files are not appearing on Dropbox. The script does not report...
HI --
Ok, I figured out I needed to add "Dropbox-API-Path-Root" to my request header and specify the correct "namespace_id" value for our shared folder so now everything is working again.
Rich
Hi --
I made a call to this API end point https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2 with our token in the header and this is the JSON payload
{ "path": "/TLP Software/Release/Staging/CNST/TEST_FOLDER"}
This was the response from your API
{
"metadata": {
"name": "TEST_FOLDER",
"path_lower": "/tlp software/release/staging/cnst/test_folder",
"path_display": "/TLP Software/Release/Staging/CNST/TEST_FOLDER",
"id": "id:7YfNtzu3TBAAAAAAAAAAXg"
}
}
But when I go here
I do not see the "test_folder" that was supposedly created.
However, if I run the same API call again, I get this response
{
"error_summary": "path/conflict/folder/...",
"error": {
".tag": "path",
"path": {
".tag": "conflict",
"conflict": {
".tag": "folder"
}
}
}
}
Which indicates the folder already exists. So the question is, where is it?
I'm wondering if the bearer token we are using is associated with a users Dropbox account / folder structure and so I need to get a token that is for our "Team" folder?
Thanks
Rich
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffBased on the URL of the Dropbox web site you shared, it seems like you're looking at your "team space". The API calls would be operating relative to your "member" folder by default, so you won't see the new files/folders in your team space by default. You'll need to look in your member folder instead. Your member folder is typically given your name, so check for a folder with your name on the web site.
Alternatively, refer to my previous comment for information on how to interact with the team space via the API.
You do not need to make a new access token for this.
HI --
Ok, I figured out I needed to add "Dropbox-API-Path-Root" to my request header and specify the correct "namespace_id" value for our shared folder so now everything is working again.
Rich
Why was my comment related to searching for a specific file type move or "merged" into a totally unrelated conversation!? And now the subject of the conversation which was originally "Files-Uploaded-via-PowerShell-Script-Not-Appearing" is now "Re: Searching for a specific file type"
My response was to this thread "https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/Searching-for-a-specific-file-type/m-p/646072#M35942" because the accepted "solution" does not actually solve the question the user asked.
WTF?
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