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HTTP Request in C# using WebClient
I'm trying to get the contents of a folder for downloading from Dropbox in C# using the HTTP libraries. So far I've been trying to use a console application project in Visual Studio but don't seem to...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffTo list files in a folder, you should use /2/files/list_folder and /2/files/list_folder/continue. To download files, you should use /2/files/download.
If an API call fails, the response will contain an error. What response body are you getting back?
Thanks Greg, I'm getting a 400 Error (Bad Request) . However, I'm able to use the same parameters and headers in RestMan via Chrome but I don't "fool" the Server into thinking this is coming from a Browser.
Is there a functional code sample using C# and HTTP for DropBox?
RestMan setup
Above is a Restman call that gives me a cursor - so I'm trying to replicate that request in code.
- Greg-DBWe recommend just using the official .NET SDK, so we don't have a sample for doing this directly.
Anyway, the error information you shared is just the status code/line. The response body should contain a more useful error message. Checking the response body is generally the best first step in debugging these. Can you print that out? Thanks in advance!
