You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.

Forum Discussion

hekkta's avatar
hekkta
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Unable to access shared team folder with Python API

I have in the past been able to access files in the dropbox account with python.   We recently upgraded to a business account with teams and shared folders.   I can now only access the non-sh...
API
  • hekkta's avatar
    hekkta
    4 years ago

    Solved!

     

    I was using the account id and not the member id. Member ids start with dbmid as opposed to account ids that start with dbid.

hekkta's avatar
hekkta
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Solved!

 

I was using the account id and not the member id. Member ids start with dbmid as opposed to account ids that start with dbid.

About Dropbox API Support & Feedback

Node avatar for Dropbox API Support & Feedback

Find help with the Dropbox API from other developers.

5,888 PostsLatest Activity: 9 hours ago
326 Following

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!