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How to correctly use the /files/list_folder/continue endpoint to retrieve the latest added files?
Hello
So basically I am working on automation. However, I cannot figure out how to use the "cursor" correctly.
My flow is simple.
1. A webhook is triggered by new files added to Dropbox.
2. Use POST /2/files/list_folder to list all files from a specific folder and obtain a cursor.
3. Use POST /2/files/list_folder/continue with the cursor obtained in step 2. It will not return any results unless we continue with a cursor obtained before new files were added.
4. Upload those latest added files to somewhere else.
But how can we obtain the correct cursor (previous state) for step 3 to retrieve the latest added files for step 4?
Thanks
blueli wrote:...
But I can only get the latest added items from the cursor from step 0 for the step 3
According your explanation, that's what you try to do. Right? Correct me if I misunderstood something.
Once you keep the CURRENT last cursor, received from the last call to /2/files/list_folder/continue, the next time of execution with this cursor /2/files/list_folder/continue will give you the next changed things (files and/or folders). You have to save again the new latest cursor that will become the new current till the next change etc.
0. Use POST /2/files/list_folder to list all files from a specific folder and obtain a cursor.
1. A webhook is triggered by new files added to Dropbox.
2. Use POST /2/files/list_folder to list all files from a specific folder and obtain a cursor.
3. Use POST /2/files/list_folder/continue with the cursor obtained in step 2. It will not return any results unless we continue with a cursor obtained before new files were added.
4. Upload those latest added files to somewhere else.
But I can only get the latest added items from the cursor from step 0 for the step 3
blueli wrote:...
But I can only get the latest added items from the cursor from step 0 for the step 3
According your explanation, that's what you try to do. Right? Correct me if I misunderstood something.
Once you keep the CURRENT last cursor, received from the last call to /2/files/list_folder/continue, the next time of execution with this cursor /2/files/list_folder/continue will give you the next changed things (files and/or folders). You have to save again the new latest cursor that will become the new current till the next change etc.
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