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Nishikanth's avatar
Nishikanth
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

List Namespaces in API

Is it intentional that the Dropbox API also lists out the deleted folders (but it does not list out the permanently deleted) ?

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    5 years ago

    Thanks for following up and clarifying. Yes, that's expected. When you delete a shared folder from an account, for instance, that doesn't actually destroy the namespace; it just removes or "unmounts" the shared folder from the account, but it can be re-added later.

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    To make sure I understand the scenario you're asking about properly, can you share the endpoint/method you're referring to, as well as the particular parameters/values you're using with it? Thanks in advance! 

    • Nishikanth's avatar
      Nishikanth
      Explorer | Level 4

      The endpoint is : 

      https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team/namespaces/list 

       With the following parameters:

      curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team/namespaces/list \
          --header "Authorization: Bearer ***access token****" \
          --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
          --data "{\"limit\": 100}"

      This lists all the namespaces which are also deleted. So is this an expected functionality? 

      • Greg-DB's avatar
        Greg-DB
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        Thanks for following up and clarifying. Yes, that's expected. When you delete a shared folder from an account, for instance, that doesn't actually destroy the namespace; it just removes or "unmounts" the shared folder from the account, but it can be re-added later.

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