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Invalid shared folder id
Hi there
Im integrating the ability to share a folder with people that signup to my system
Basically I got the shared_folder_id.
Via here : https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-api-v2-explorer/#files_list_folder
I get the id of my folder :
"id": "id:OnI0Xzba6WsAAAAAAAE0Hg"
However when I call
https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/add_folder_member
I get ‘Invalid shared folder id’
Anyone know what’s wrong ?
thanks !!
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
It looks like you're attempting to use the file/folder ID for the shared folder as the shared folder ID. Note that file/folder IDs (commonly labeled '
id') are different than shared folder IDs (commonly labeled 'shared_folder_id').
You can get the shared folder ID for a shared folder from a number of places on the API, such as /2/files/get_metadata or /2/files/list_folder[/continue], where it is returned asFolderMetadata.sharing_info.shared_folder_id. Or, you can get it from /2/sharing/list_folders[/continue], where it is returned asSharedFolderMetadata.shared_folder_id.
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