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How to differentiate between file and folder delete in list_folder_continue call
Hi,
I am working on webhooks for dropbox and struggling to find a way to
differentiate between file and folder deletion for
https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder/continue API call.
Currently for both the events i am getting exactly similar kind of response. i.e,
File delete:
{
"entries": [
{
".tag": "deleted",
"name": "wufoo.txt",
"path_lower": "/aks/wufoo.txt",
"path_display": "/aks/wufoo.txt"
}
],
"cursor": "AAFNxhpvLTloozCzmLinTjKqxocwj8xHEIzdpD5CAyrmGqMTfqVN0sSPFgfOPpnJw8Ui3AJr77Z-KCKDxJy7H69vjra2gziI2r0bDOTUVu0EimPLmkuldr-a9BYGhVvhuudJhgcT5fvZ2cSgDYuUmGkN",
"has_more": false
}
Folder delete:
{
"entries": [
{
".tag": "deleted",
"name": "ghdgf.jhfgu",
"path_lower": "/aks/ghdgf.jhfgu",
"path_display": "/aks/ghdgf.jhfgu"
}
],
"cursor": "AAGcz8vqlv1sc4uQUPW6PG298WhxEKmqf_vLRnAeISnd9tkqPHzKIt64bCASrFo-WSfSFW7pBwFQ_HWZLl73d_psJESZu4aw93-RGfZciCDraB8d_7yZbrCyXDqD7eBAnkhUUW_teQo-pt1xgUYS5Pq7",
"has_more": false
}
And the webhook notification also doesnt contain any helpful information in this regard.
Is there any way to know the difference?
Any pointers on this would be of great help!.
Thanks in advance,
Akshata
The API doesn't distinguish between files and folders in DeletedMetadata, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.
For reference though, a deleted entry just indicates that whatever was at that path was deleted, and at different points in time, a single path could have been either a file and folder. You may want to refer to whatever previous metadata you received for that path to see what was there.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
The API doesn't distinguish between files and folders in DeletedMetadata, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.
For reference though, a deleted entry just indicates that whatever was at that path was deleted, and at different points in time, a single path could have been either a file and folder. You may want to refer to whatever previous metadata you received for that path to see what was there.
- Thanks Greg for the quick reply!.
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