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I am getting invalid_url again and again with /save_url, https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url
Hi, I have an app that uses https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url/save_url endpoint to save urls from my ecommerce store to my dropbox. It was working fine early on locally bu as soon as I ha...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffABDUL Salam Thanks for sharing that. I just tried plugging in those exact values, and the file saved successfully for me. Are you still seeing this issue if you try those exact values?
The issue arises when I execute my script as a cron task on my hosting platform. This script performs the following tasks:
- Retrieves orders from an ecommerce store.
- Processes the received data to refine its format.
- Searches for a specific URL attribute within each order and stores it in an array if found.
- Subsequently, it initiates a call to the Dropbox API to acquire an access_token. This token is obtained using a previously stored refresh token. Following this, it invokes the '/save_url' endpoint.
- All operational information is logged in a dedicated file, signifying the successful completion of each step. However, upon calling the '/save_url' endpoint, an 'async_job_id' is returned.
- Using this 'async_job_id' for verification purposes consistently results in an 'invalid URL' error. Interestingly, the same URL functions correctly when hardcoded in /save_url request parameter.
ABDUL Salam wrote:... Interestingly, the same URL functions correctly when hardcoded in /save_url request parameter.
Do it in the same way when the request fails, not like when succeeds!
Greg-DB Is there any way we can check what URL/OR params were passed to the job so that from its async_job_id we can see it in response? This currently generically gives a failed tag with invalid_url.
https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url/check_job_status{".tag": "failed","failed": {".tag": "invalid_url"}}- Greg-DB
ABDUL Salam The Dropbox API does not offer a way to echo back the parameters/URL sent to /2/files/save_url.
As Здравко asked though, were you inspecting this in the actual environment where this is failing?
