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Akshata G.
8 years agoHelpful | Level 5
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. Cu...
- 8 years ago
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
8 years agoDropbox 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.
- Akshata G.8 years agoHelpful | Level 5Thanks Greg for the quick reply!.
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