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tsumit g.'s avatar
tsumit g.
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

Filter users based on email address

Hello! Is there an API supporting filtering functionality? We're specifically looking for a way to filter users given an email address.   I just saw a similar thread on files/folders, and the res...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    8 years ago

    I'm not sure I understand your request. What endpoint are you using? For example, /2/team/members/list doesn't support filtering for a particular email address, but if you have a specific email address, you can look up the member using /2/team/members/get_info.

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tsumit g.
Helpful | Level 6
Excellent! Thank you. This API is as good as GETting a User.

I always wondered why all of the operations of Dropbox APIs are POST-based. e.g. filtering or GETting a user could've been /2/team/members/<member-email-address> or /2/team/members$filter?email=<email-address> (which OData recommends)

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