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Upload to a specific file id
Hi!
Google Drive has an method that we can create the file ID first, before start upload.
Does Dropbox has somenthing similar?
My point is, to get file metadata, specially file size, af...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staffjulio_diniz_perdigao As Здравко suggested, you don't necessarily need the file ID and can instead monitor for changes. Check out the Detecting Changes Guide for information on how to do so.
If that isn't sufficient for your use case though, you could first upload a placeholder (e.g., a zero byte file, or something else of your choosing) from the back-end to get the file ID for that, and then configure the temporary upload link to overwrite that placeholder file.
Hi Greg-DB !
Good tip! Do you know which process is more faster? I mean, get file metada from a file ID or file path? My guess is the file ID, when have a lot of files.
- Greg-DB
julio_diniz_perdigao There's no particular guarantee on whether using a file ID or a file path to retrieve a file's metadata would be faster. (There may also be other variables that would affect that anyway.)
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