Access Shared Folder with API

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Hi Team,&nbsp;can any one please help me to get access in shared folder to extract the meta data like subfolder size and file count.I was unable to locate the shared folder through api always it says, lookup not found:Error:&nbsp;ApiError('e266db43b6334ae9bacaa86ee7c566b4', ListFolderError('path', LookupError('not_found', None)))&nbsp;Below is my folder structure in dropbox:&nbsp;trying with below code to get all of root folder but I am getting only App folder#Code I am using to get all the folderdbx = dropbox.Dropbox(access_token)try:&nbsp; &nbsp; folder = ''&nbsp; &nbsp; response = dbx.files_list_folder(folder)&nbsp; &nbsp; # If no AuthError is raised, it means the scope is working correctly&nbsp; &nbsp; print("Scope is working correctly.")&nbsp; &nbsp; print(response)except dropbox.exceptions.AuthError as e:&nbsp; &nbsp; print(f"AuthError: {e}")&nbsp;as output I am receiving only one folder which is Apps folder&nbsp;&nbsp;Output:&nbsp;entries=[FolderMetadata(id='id:CUbXpRMh8dwAAAAAAAAACg', name='Apps', parent_shared_folder_id=NOT_SET, path_display='/Apps', path_lower='/apps', preview_url=NOT_SET, property_groups=NOT_SET, shared_folder_id=NOT_SET, sharing_info=NOT_SET)], has_more=False)

DB-Des · Answer

Hi&nbsp;rahulj1
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You are still trying to call a user endpoint using a team token, that's why you are receiving errors.
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The following code snippet should help you get the information you are looking for:
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import dropbox

dbx = dropbox.DropboxTeam("ACCESS_TOKEN").as_user("TEAM_MEMBER_ID")

root_namespace_id = dbx.users_get_current_account().root_info.root_namespace_id

path = ""
print(dbx.with_path_root(dropbox.common.PathRoot.root(root_namespace_id)).files_list_folder(path))
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In the above code, you can use the team token you have used previously, and call the .as_user() method with the&nbsp;team_member_id, to retrieve the data.

DB-Des · Answer

files_list_folder&nbsp;and&nbsp;files_list_folder_continue return the size of files only, not the size of the folder. You could list all of the contents of a folder using&nbsp;files_list_folder&nbsp;and&nbsp;files_list_folder_continue&nbsp;and then add up the files and file sizes, for all of the files in the folder, to get a file count and size, respectively.

Greg-DB · Answer

I see you're trying to access the contents of a folder in your "team space". By default, API calls operate in the "member folder" of the connected account, not the "team space". You can configure API calls to operate in the "team space" instead though. To do so, you'll need to set the "Dropbox-API-Path-Root" header. You can find information on this in the Team Files Guide. With the Python SDK, you would do so using the with_path_root method.

rahulj1 · Answer

I have tried with this below code snippet still I am getting error&nbsp;from json import JSONDecodeErrorimport requestsimport dropboxfrom dropbox.exceptions import AuthError, ApiError# Authenticate your appaccess_token = 'My Access Token'dbx = dropbox.DropboxTeam(access_token)def get_user_id(email😞&nbsp; &nbsp; try:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; # Get the list of team members&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; members = dbx.team_members_list()&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; # Find the user with the specified email&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; for member in members.members:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if member.profile.email == email:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; return member.profile.team_member_id&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; except AuthError as e:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print('Error authenticating with Dropbox API:', e)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; return None &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;def list_files_in_folder(folder_path😞&nbsp; &nbsp; try:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; # Set the API endpoint URL&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; url = 'https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder'&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; # Set the request headers&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; headers = {&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}',&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'Content-Type': 'application/json',&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'Dropbox-API-Select-User': user_id &nbsp;# Replace user_id with the desired user's ID&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; # Set the request parameters&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; data = {&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'path': folder_path,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'recursive': True&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; }&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; # Send the request&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; response_data = response.json()&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print(response.text)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; # Process the entries in the folder&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; for entry in response_data['entries']:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print(entry['name']) &nbsp;# Print the name of the file or folder&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if entry['.tag'] == 'folder':&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; # Recursively list files in subfolders&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; list_files_in_folder(entry['path_display'])&nbsp; &nbsp; except AuthError as e:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print('Error authenticating with Dropbox API:', e)&nbsp; &nbsp; except ApiError as e:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print('Error listing folder:', e)&nbsp; &nbsp; except JSONDecodeError as e:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; print('Error decoding JSON response:', e)# Set the folder pathfolder_path = ' ' &nbsp;# Replace with the actual folder path# Get the user ID for a specific emailuser_email = ' User Name'&nbsp;&nbsp;# Replaced with the desired user's emailuser_id = get_user_id(user_email)# List files in the folder for the specific userlist_files_in_folder(folder_path)&nbsp;&nbsp;Still getting below error{"error_summary": "path/not_found/.", "error": {".tag": "path", "path": {".tag": "not_found"}}}{"error_summary": "path/not_found/.", "error": {".tag": "path", "path": {".tag": "not_found"}}}

Greg-DB · Answer

rahulj1 Please review my previous message. In order to access the team space, you'll need to set the "Dropbox-API-Path-Root" header, which can be done in the Python SDK using the with_path_root method. In your latest code, you still don't seem to be using the "Dropbox-API-Path-Root" header or with_path_root method.
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Also, in this latest code I see you've implemented some of your own code for performing the HTTP request to /2/files/list_folder, however that is not necessary as it is provided natively by the official Dropbox SDK, via the files_list_folder method, like you had in your original code.
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Here's a very basic example of how you might use with_path_root and files_list_folder with the Dropbox Python SDK.
import dropbox

dbx = dropbox.Dropbox(ACCESS_TOKEN)

root_namespace_id = dbx.users_get_current_account().root_info.root_namespace_id

path = ""
print(dbx.with_path_root(dropbox.common.PathRoot.root(root_namespace_id)).files_list_folder(path))
(This is assuming a user-linked access token, more like your original code sample.)

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