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IvanIgorevich
3 months agoNew member | Level 2
Re: Save As PDF Through API
Hello! So, I can send my DOCX file to specific directory, where I set converting to PDF manually. And response will return dropbox_id. Then I immediately downloaded this file via that dropbox_id - a...
IvanIgorevich
New member | Level 2
Thanks for answer!
I tried to create this functionality, but can not find pdf file in folder for converting. For some reason
dbx.filesSearchV2({
query: fileName,
options: {
path: folder,
max_results: 1,
},
});
returns `Response failed with a 400 code`, but works correctly in another folders in Dropbox. Ok, I will continue to use LibreOffice, which sometimes refuses to work without any clear reason(
Greg-DB
3 months agoDropbox Staff
IvanIgorevich When you get a 400 error like that, inspect the error object, as it should contain a more useful error message indicating more specifically why the call failed.
In any case though, as Здравко said, there are other options for listing files and monitoring for changes that may be helpful. Check out the Detecting Changes Guide.
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