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bookerlol
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Access denied using shared files with password

I'm given a shared folder with the shared link information. Bare in mind, this folder is also public for anyone to view. I am specifically trying to see if shared link method works. I am also using D...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    4 years ago

    Are you using an API app registered with the "app folder" access type? There's currently a bug that results in this error when using this method with an access token for an app folder app. That's still open with engineering, but I don't have a timeline on a fix.

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Greg-DB
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4 years ago

Are you using an API app registered with the "app folder" access type? There's currently a bug that results in this error when using this method with an access token for an app folder app. That's still open with engineering, but I don't have a timeline on a fix.

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    bookerlol
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    Ah yeah that's why. I will do a workaround this bug. Thank you Greg for the response!  

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    Greg-DB
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    7 months ago

    Update: the /2/sharing/get_shared_link_metadata and /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file endpoints (and corresponding methods in the SDKs) should now work when using an access token for an app with the app folder access type.

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