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SanjayGupta
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

API can't see new files in APP folder

Hi, I'm having an issue using java/groovy API 3.0.8 and 3.1.1 (latest). I have a local APP, with a few 'old' folders created before 06/27/2019 and 'new' files and folders added after that day. I w...
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  • sgvcp's avatar
    sgvcp
    6 years ago

    Thanks for reply, I solved it!

    Yes, I am using 'App folder', but it was a different issue - I didn't paginate results using ListFolderResult.getCursor(), as described in this example, because I had just a few items in app root. Seems like my simplistic approach stopped working when subfolders became big enough. So adding check for result.getHasMore() helped.

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TaylorKrusen
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Hello,

I have an idea for what may be causing this confusing behavior. When you're creating an app in the Dropbox developer console, there are two API access types to choose from: 'App folder' and 'Full Dropbox'. You can read about some of the differences here.

It sounds like you may be using an 'App folder' token to make calls that require a 'Full Dropbox' token.

Making a files/list_folder call from an 'App folder' token vs a 'Full Dropbox token' will yield different results and require a different path. A good way to tinker with them and gain a better understanding is the files/list_folder endpoint on the API explorer. 

I'd recommend creating another Dropbox app, this time with 'Full Dropbox' access. Please give that a shot and come give me an update! 

sgvcp's avatar
sgvcp
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Thanks for reply, I solved it!

Yes, I am using 'App folder', but it was a different issue - I didn't paginate results using ListFolderResult.getCursor(), as described in this example, because I had just a few items in app root. Seems like my simplistic approach stopped working when subfolders became big enough. So adding check for result.getHasMore() helped.

  • TaylorKrusen's avatar
    TaylorKrusen
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    6 years ago

    Awesome! I'm glad you got it working.

    Thanks so much for sharing the solution! It may help others that run into similar issues down the road. 

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