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is_team_folder returns false for team folders
I'm using DropBox Business Standard. The top level team space is My Team. Within that is a folder name WIP Folder. The list_folders API command shows that WIP Folder is not a team folder as is_team_folder is set to false. WIP Folder is a team folder though, it has the team folder icon referenced here:
https://help.dropbox.com/teams-admins/team-member/team-folders
In fact every folder returns "is_team_folder": false, I'm just using WIP Folder as an example. Here's the list_folders output.
Ehy is it not "is_team_folder": true?
{
"access_type": {
".tag": "editor"
},
"is_inside_team_folder": true,
"is_team_folder": false,
"owner_team": {
"id": "dbtid:AACFOnUrcjz66yWgLJTSWqQf0kuygwfhieh",
"name": "My Team"
},
"parent_folder_name": "",
"name": "WIP Folder",
"policy": {
"member_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
},
"resolved_member_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
},
"acl_update_policy": {
".tag": "editors"
},
"shared_link_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
},
"viewer_info_policy": {
".tag": "enabled"
}
},
"preview_url": "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/zcabfx72968vk68a3bc19/AABxxIGsJbwfVYUawTYfgdfv?dl=0",
"shared_folder_id": "6598198444",
"time_invited": "2019-11-06T23:09:57Z",
"access_inheritance": {
".tag": "inherit"
}
}chrismcfarling There are a few ways you can get the team space ID. For instance, you can get it from the 'root_info' returned by /2/users/get_current_account:
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/users/get_current_account \ --header "Authorization: Bearer <redacted>" # { # <redacted> # "root_info": { # ".tag": "team", # "root_namespace_id": "1990815600", # "home_namespace_id": "1990696960", # "home_path": "/db test" # } # }Or, if you're using a Dropbox Business API app with the team member file access permission, you can get it from /2/team/team_folder/list[/continue] or /2/team/namespaces/list[/continue]:
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team/team_folder/list \ --header "Authorization: Bearer <redacted>" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data "{}" # { # "team_folders": [ # { # "team_folder_id": "1990815600", # "name": "<redacted>", # "status": { # ".tag": "active" # }, # "is_team_shared_dropbox": true, # "sync_setting": { # ".tag": "default" # }, # "content_sync_settings": [] # } # ], # <redacted> # }curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team/namespaces/list \ --header "Authorization: Bearer <redacted>" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data "{}" # { # "namespaces": [ # { # "name": "<redacted>", # "namespace_id": "1990815600", # "namespace_type": { # ".tag": "team_folder" # } # }, # <redacted> # ], # <redacted> # }I recommend reading the Namespace Guide as it goes over some of these topics.
chrismcfarling wrote:... The top level team space is My Team. Within that is a folder name WIP Folder. The list_folders API command shows that WIP Folder is not a team folder as is_team_folder is set to false. ...
In fact every folder returns "is_team_folder": false, ...
{ ..., "is_inside_team_folder": true, "is_team_folder": false, ... }Hi chrismcfarling,
Technically, your folder is folder inside a team folder (as you have described above and is denoted in JSON). Byself it's not a team folder ( it's not a root! ). :wink:
Hope this helps.
According to DB documentation here
https://help.dropbox.com/teams-admins/team-member/team-folders
any folder created under the root that the team has access to should be a team folder.
Hi chrismcfarling,
Yes, that's true, but you point to Dropbox application documentation, not the API one! Unfortunately Dropbox documents are ambiguous very often and there is space for improvements. You can take a closer look on the API point documentation you are using (as much as possible - yes not very clear description, but ... ) or here for example.
PS: As far as I can see what you try achieve, possible solution might be or-ing result of both flags above. :wink:
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