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1575475
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

Unable to fetch metadata of shared folder

Hi, after creating a shared folder via endpoint  https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2 a folder id in the form "id:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" is returned. When trying to fetch the metadat...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
7 months ago

Hi 1575475,

You're mixing different things. File/folder id is NOT the same as shared folder id!. 🙂 That's where your confusion comes from. Even more - in such a way you have created regular folder, not shared folder. 😉

Hope this clarifies matter.

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    1575475
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 months ago

    Hi Здравко,

    Thank you, that's exactly what I was assuming. But anyway, how can I fetch the metadata of an "ordinary" folder (using an Id such as "id:xxxxxxxxxxxx")?

    Best regards,

    Jan

     

     

    • Здравко's avatar
      Здравко
      Legendary | Level 20
      7 months ago

      1575475, take a look here.

      Hope this helps.

      • 1575475's avatar
        1575475
        Explorer | Level 3
        7 months ago

        Hi Здравко,

        many, many kudos to you!

        I didn't get that the endpoint you mentioned works with ids, too ( not only the path).

        Best regards,

        Jan

         

         

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