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Hi,
after creating a shared folder via endpoint
https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2
a folder id in the form "id:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" is returned.
When trying to fetch the metadata of this particular folder later on using the endpoint
https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/get_folder_metadata
and that very id, I receive an error response that the id is invalid.
The documentation/example of above endpoint has been updated recently, now using folder ids in the form "0000000" (numeric only).
So, how can I access the metadata of a folder having an id in the form of "id:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"?
Thank you very much in advance.
Best,
Jan
Hi @1575475,
You're mixing different things. File/folder id is NOT the same as shared folder id!. 🙂 That's where your confusion comes from. Even more - in such a way you have created regular folder, not shared folder. 😉
Hope this clarifies matter.
Hi Здравко,
Thank you, that's exactly what I was assuming. But anyway, how can I fetch the metadata of an "ordinary" folder (using an Id such as "id:xxxxxxxxxxxx")?
Best regards,
Jan
Hi Здравко,
many, many kudos to you!
I didn't get that the endpoint you mentioned works with ids, too ( not only the path).
Best regards,
Jan
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