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how to get file_id, file_size metadata using filename gotten from file chooser (python)
I have used dropbox file chooser to download files and filelinks. After I extract the filenames using the file chooser, I want to get more extended metadta.
To do that I first went through Oau...
I just took another look at your code, and I see you're trying to access the `size` returned by the Chooser, but per the documentation that should actually be `bytes`, so you can access it like `obj[0].bytes`.
The API v2 Python SDK's files_get_metadata method does accept a file ID in place of a path, so you can just call `dbx.files_get_metadata(fileID)`, where `fileID` is the file ID you got from the Chooser as `obj[0].id)`.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffWhen calling files_get_metadata like this, you need to supply the full path and name for the file. If you don't supply the path to a file that exists, you'll get this not_found error.
The Chooser only returns the name of the file, and not the path. So, if the file happens to exist in root, your files_get_metadata call will happen to find it. If it doesn't though, you won't have the right path, and the call will fail.
Alternatively, if you're using the web Chooser, you can get the "id" returned by the Chooser and pass that to files_get_metadata instead. The "id" was recently added to the Chooser though, and isn't officially documented, so I can't promise it will be reliable.
Hello Greg,
I am using Dropbox Javascript file chooser, can I get fileid that way? Assume I can, how can I use fileid to get modified time, client creation time and download the thumbnail?
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- Greg-DB
Yes, using the JavaScript Chooser, get the 'id' from the result, just like you get the filename. Then, pass that directly into files_get_metadata.
Hello Greg,
Just tried but fileid came up empty.
Here is the code I am using to get the values from returned response:
filename=obj.name;
filepath=obj.link;
fileicon=obj.id;
filesize=obj.size;
fileicons=obj.icon;
filethumbnail=obj.thumbnailLink;I am not sure how to save the thumbnail image. Should I save it as a file or is it in a string (as in a link) format?
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- Greg-DB
Can you share the rest of your Chooser code? Accessing .id on the returned file object should give you the file ID.
Also, thumbnailLink is a URL that points to the data for the thumbnail. What you with that is up to you. E.g., you can make an HTTPS request to it to download the thumbnail data, and display it in your app.
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