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Unable to get event for child files deletion when parent folder is deleted
If we delete parent folder which holds multiple files inside in it , then events API with file_operation category only return single event for folder deletion with file count.
{"timestamp":"2023-12-22T03:05:03Z","event_category":"file_operations","event_type":{".tag":"file_delete","description":"Deleted files and/or folders"},"details":{".tag":"file_delete_details"},"actor":{".tag":"admin","admin":{".tag":"team_member","account_id":"dbid:AABRlh1amqAhSGWfbMmPHfpxTfJuDq04BKQ","display_name":"Sagar Lonkar","email":"sagar_lonkar@persistent.com","team_member_id":"dbmid:AADB70OYWpu61Z-YJSrAwi-JWWGYvWEFNi4"}},"origin":{"access_method":{".tag":"end_user","end_user":{".tag":"web","session_id":"dbwsid:5249716739093449551150356798471692461"}},"geo_location":{"ip_address":"165.225.120.222","city":"Mumbai","region":"Maharashtra","country":"IN"}},"involve_non_team_member":false,"context":{".tag":"team_member",".tag":"team_member","account_id":"dbid:AABRlh1amqAhSGWfbMmPHfpxTfJuDq04BKQ","display_name":"Sagar Lonkar","email":"sagar_lonkar@persistent.com","team_member_id":"dbmid:AADB70OYWpu61Z-YJSrAwi-JWWGYvWEFNi4"},"participants":[],"assets":[{".tag":"folder","path":{"namespace_relative":{"ns_id":"2137930131","relative_path":"/test2_1","is_shared_namespace":true},"contextual":"/Sagar Lonkar/test2/test2_1"},"display_name":"test2_1","file_id":"id:rh3FNKfojiAAAAAAAAAAOg","file_size":11919,"file_count":2}]}
Is there way to get deleted files information with parent folder deletion ?
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
The Dropbox API does not offer an option for controlling that kind of reporting behavior. On Dropbox, the deletion of a parent implies the deletion of all of the children of that parent.
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