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akagupta1
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Getting error using dropbox apis with "Dropbox-Api-Path-Root" header

Hi I am getting following error while calling dropbox v2 APIs with "Dropbox-Api-Path-Root " header {“.tag”: “namespace_id”, “namespace_id”: “2132332"} "Failed to execute 'setRequestHeader' on 'XMLH...
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Greg-DB's avatar
Greg-DB
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7 years ago

That's not an error message from Dropbox itself. It looks like it's coming from whatever HTTPS client you're using.

It seems to be indicating that you're attempting to use a value not allowed in HTTP headers. Looking at the string you provided, it's probably because you're using the non-ASCII characters “ and ”. Try using just " instead.

  • akagupta1's avatar
    akagupta1
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago

    Thanks Greg. Yes exactly its due to ”. Its working now.

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