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Django integrate with Dropbox
Hello everyone I met an issue with the Dropbox access token when I generated it on the Dropbox console app and used it in setting.py like this.
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'Me...
Hi HADES,
Just keep in mind that no any real Dropbox API call can be seen in the code you shared. Another thing is that all access tokens are short lived, so wherever you perform actual API calls it's likely to fail after some time (typically 4 hours). For long term access you need refresh token. If a supported SDK is in use just proper initialization is enough (for the rest SDK takes care), otherwise tracing access token validity and refresh whenever needed should be performed.
Hope this gives direction.
Thank you, I finally uploaded and got an image link to display for my application.
My code for someone who wants to store image and display them:
def upload_file(dbx, file, file_name):
with file.open('rb') as f:
dbx.files_upload(f.read(), f'/{file_name}')
# Get and create url of image
def get_and_share_image(dbx, file_name):
# Query all files to get file_name
all_files = dbx.files_list_folder('').entries
for file in all_files:
if isinstance(file, dropbox.files.FileMetadata) and file.name == file_name:
# Create avatar_url
generate_image_url = dbx.sharing_create_shared_link(file.path_lower)
image_url = generate_image_url.url
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffPlease note that calling only files_list_folder is not guaranteed to return all of the items in the specified folder. You should use both files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue to make sure you can retrieve all entries. Refer to the linked documentation for more information.
