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Sending Folder IDs instead of Folder path in APIs
Hi,
We are developing an app wherein we are storing the folderpath to upload files directly to theat folder in Dropbox. If the user unknowingly changes the folder name, we face conflict while i...
Yes, you can upload a file into a folder, using a path relative to the ID for the folder, like "<FOLDER ID>/<FILE NAME>".
Here's a simple example of what that would look like:
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2 \ --header "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data "{\"path\": \"/test_256136_folder\"}" # { # "metadata": { # "name": "test_256136_folder", # "path_lower": "/test_256136_folder", # "path_display": "/test_256136_folder", # "id": "id:25N5ksooX-sAAAAAAAMgxg" # } # } curl -X POST https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload \ --header "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \ --header "Dropbox-API-Arg: {\"path\": \"id:25N5ksooX-sAAAAAAAMgxg/test_256136_file.txt\"}" \ --header "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \ --data-binary "test data" # { # "name": "test_256136_file.txt", # "path_lower": "/test_256136_folder/test_256136_file.txt", # "path_display": "/test_256136_folder/test_256136_file.txt", # "id": "id:25N5ksooX-sAAAAAAAMgxw", # "client_modified": "2017-12-11T15:45:12Z", # "server_modified": "2017-12-11T15:45:13Z", # "rev": "72689021eccc7", # "size": 9, # "content_hash": "824979ede959fefe53082bc14502f8bf041d53997ffb65cbbe3ade5803f7fb76" # }
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffYes, you can upload a file into a folder, using a path relative to the ID for the folder, like "<FOLDER ID>/<FILE NAME>".
Here's a simple example of what that would look like:
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2 \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data "{\"path\": \"/test_256136_folder\"}"
# {
# "metadata": {
# "name": "test_256136_folder",
# "path_lower": "/test_256136_folder",
# "path_display": "/test_256136_folder",
# "id": "id:25N5ksooX-sAAAAAAAMgxg"
# }
# }
curl -X POST https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
--header "Dropbox-API-Arg: {\"path\": \"id:25N5ksooX-sAAAAAAAMgxg/test_256136_file.txt\"}" \
--header "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
--data-binary "test data"
# {
# "name": "test_256136_file.txt",
# "path_lower": "/test_256136_folder/test_256136_file.txt",
# "path_display": "/test_256136_folder/test_256136_file.txt",
# "id": "id:25N5ksooX-sAAAAAAAMgxw",
# "client_modified": "2017-12-11T15:45:12Z",
# "server_modified": "2017-12-11T15:45:13Z",
# "rev": "72689021eccc7",
# "size": 9,
# "content_hash": "824979ede959fefe53082bc14502f8bf041d53997ffb65cbbe3ade5803f7fb76"
# }
- Greg-DBThere isn't a way to disable the automatic creation of parent folders when uploading to a path though, but I'll pass this along as a feature request.
Thanks Greg!
Hi Greg,
Using the solution given, I was able to list files in a folder using the folderId of the folder. Can I use the folder Id for /create_folder_v2 api as well. I tried the same and got the following error
"
Error in call to API function "files/create_folder_v2": request body: path: 'id:dB3gk09sK_QAAAAAAAAAgw' did not match pattern '(/(.|[\r\n])*)|(ns:[0-9]+(/.*)?)' "Request Body:
{
"path":"id:dBxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"autorename": false
}Can you please advise on this?
- Greg-DBThe create_folder_v2 endpoint doesn't support file IDs like this.
Also, a file ID identifies an existing item, and is assigned when that item is created. The create_folder_v2 endpoint creates a new folder, so supplying just a file ID wouldn't make sense, as it identifies an existing item. Do you mean you want to be able to create a new folder relative to an existing parent folder, as with my upload example above, where you identify that existing parent via ID? That's not possible with create_folder_v2, but I'll be happy to send that along as a feature request.
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