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ariod
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Folder not returned in through search API
Are there any cases where a team folder would not be returned through the search API (filesSearchV2), but the same folder would be listed in the search results on Dropbox web? (When searching by the ...
- 3 years ago
ariod The Dropbox website may be using different options/capabilities. If something on the API isn't working as expected for you, please share the specific steps/code to reproduce the issue and the unexpected output, as well as an example of what you do expect, so we can take a look. Feel free to open a ticket here if you'd prefer to share privately. Thanks!
Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
Did you properly set the call' root? If not set, the root defaults to logged user' (team member) private folder and everything that can be done (including search) is restricted to there.
ariod
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thanks for the fast response! By "root", do you mean the "path" property of SearchOptions?
- ariod3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thanks, this was useful. The app is scoped to Full Dropbox access, and no header is sent to override the root.
My understanding per this document is that in this case the search should work on all folders within the user's Dropbox folder, including team folders. Am I correct?- Здравко3 years agoLegendary | Level 20
ariod wrote:...
My understanding per this document is that in this case the search should work on all folders within the user's Dropbox folder, including team folders. Am I correct?In the topic are described different cases. Only one of them is "root" (in spite all use the same header)! In case of properly set root - Yes, you are correct. In case of set other namespace - your work (including search) will be restricted to particular namespace.
Add: Something that might confuse you is that team folders are not private and not part of user private (home) folder! 😉 Take this into account. What you are seeing on your computer Dropbox folder (for instance) is not only the home folder, but all visible to particular user (team member) folders.
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