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Lookup Failed Error from Finish Batch
Hi I am using the below endpoints to upload files in the backend. https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload_session/start After getting the session id, I run all on the finish batch endpoint...
feltj16 For reference, an "upload session" is a way to upload a large file by doing so in pieces. That is, each individual request would only contain one portion of the file. The "offset" of an upload session indicates how much of the file has been uploaded so far. (Also, if you only need to upload small file(s), you can just use /2/files/upload instead.)
An "incorrect_offset" error like that indicates that the app specified the wrong offset value, based on how much of the file the Dropbox API has received for that particular upload session so far.
For example, the error you shared in your first post indicates that the call failed because Dropbox had received 14 bytes for that upload session so far, but the app made a call where it supplied an offset other than 14.
Each upload session call should contain the binary data for the portion of the file that you want to upload, with the correct corresponding offset value.
And as Здравко, we do recommend using the official Dropbox JavaScript SDK if possible. That has corresponding methods for the HTTP endpoints, such as for upload sessions (as well as for the single small file upload). There are also examples of using the SDK to upload files, such as this simple example for uploading a small file from Node, as well as this more complex browser JavaScript example for upload small or large files.
Greg-DB
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Dropbox Stafffeltj16 For reference, an "upload session" is a way to upload a large file by doing so in pieces. That is, each individual request would only contain one portion of the file. The "offset" of an upload session indicates how much of the file has been uploaded so far. (Also, if you only need to upload small file(s), you can just use /2/files/upload instead.)
An "incorrect_offset" error like that indicates that the app specified the wrong offset value, based on how much of the file the Dropbox API has received for that particular upload session so far.
For example, the error you shared in your first post indicates that the call failed because Dropbox had received 14 bytes for that upload session so far, but the app made a call where it supplied an offset other than 14.
Each upload session call should contain the binary data for the portion of the file that you want to upload, with the correct corresponding offset value.
And as Здравко, we do recommend using the official Dropbox JavaScript SDK if possible. That has corresponding methods for the HTTP endpoints, such as for upload sessions (as well as for the single small file upload). There are also examples of using the SDK to upload files, such as this simple example for uploading a small file from Node, as well as this more complex browser JavaScript example for upload small or large files.
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