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dochdl
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

Getting files from a non root namespace

Hi I want to be able to track all changes in all folders including in namespaces that are not a root user's root folder I use a team token.  When I use /list_folder with the Dropbox-API-Select-...
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  • dochdl's avatar
    dochdl
    7 years ago

    So seems as if using Dropbox-Api-Select-Admin header solves the problem
    However, it does not appear in your documentation

    so the answer is using this request:
    POST /2/files/list_folder
    Host: https://api.dropboxapi.com
    Authorization: Bearer <token>
    Content-Type: application/json
    Dropbox-Api-Select-Admin: dbmid:AAA...Rw

    {
    "path": "ns:2464786048",
    "recursive": true
    }

dochdl's avatar
dochdl
Helpful | Level 6
So it wasn't a wrong token
It is working for the root directory of a user but not for other namespaces
for ex (from your api explorer):
POST /2/files/list_folder
Host: https://api.dropboxapi.com
User-Agent: api-explorer-client
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json
Dropbox-Api-Select-User: dbmid:AAA...Rw

{
"path": "ns:2464419056",
"recursive": true
}

returns results. this namespace is a root folder for the user in the header "Dropbox-Api-Select-User" (type=team_member_folder)

but this request returns path not found:
POST /2/files/list_folder
Host: https://api.dropboxapi.com
User-Agent: api-explorer-client
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json
Dropbox-Api-Select-User: dbmid:AAA...Rw

{
"path": "ns:2464786048",
"recursive": true
}

here it is the team's shared space (type=team_folder)
I get the same error for the default "Marketing" namespace (type=shared_folder)
dochdl's avatar
dochdl
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

So seems as if using Dropbox-Api-Select-Admin header solves the problem
However, it does not appear in your documentation

so the answer is using this request:
POST /2/files/list_folder
Host: https://api.dropboxapi.com
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json
Dropbox-Api-Select-Admin: dbmid:AAA...Rw

{
"path": "ns:2464786048",
"recursive": true
}

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