Dropbox

Troubleshooting

If requests fail, run zero doctor check-connector --env-name DROPBOX_TOKEN or zero doctor check-connector --url https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/users/get_current_account --method POST

User

Get Current Account

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/users/get_current_account" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN"

Get Space Usage

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/users/get_space_usage" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN"

Files & Folders

List Folder

Use "" for root, or /path/to/folder for subfolders.

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"\", \"recursive\": false, \"limit\": 100}"

List Folder (Continue)

When has_more is true in the response, use the cursor to get more results.

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder/continue" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"cursor\": \"<cursor>\"}"

Get Latest Cursor

Get a cursor for the current state without listing files. Useful for detecting changes later.

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder/get_latest_cursor" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"\", \"recursive\": true}"

Get File/Folder Metadata

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_metadata" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\"}"

Search Files

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/search:2" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"query\": \"report\", \"options\": {\"max_results\": 20, \"file_status\": \"active\"}}"

Search Continue

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/search/continue:2" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"cursor\": \"<cursor>\"}"

Create Folder

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder:2" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/New Folder\", \"autorename\": false}"

Delete File or Folder

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/delete:2" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/path/to/delete\"}"

Permanently Delete

Requires Dropbox Business with permanent delete enabled.

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/permanently_delete" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/path/to/delete\"}"

Move File or Folder

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/move:2" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"from_path\": \"/old/file.txt\", \"to_path\": \"/new/file.txt\", \"autorename\": false}"

Copy File or Folder

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/copy:2" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"from_path\": \"/source/file.txt\", \"to_path\": \"/dest/file.txt\", \"autorename\": false}"

List File Revisions

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_revisions" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\", \"limit\": 10}"

Restore File to Revision

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/restore" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\", \"rev\": \"<revision-id>\"}"

Save URL to Dropbox

Download a URL directly into Dropbox.

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Downloads/file.pdf\", \"url\": \"https://example.com/file.pdf\"}"

Get Tags

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/tags/get" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"paths\": [\"/Documents/report.pdf\"]}"

Add Tag

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/tags/add" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\", \"tag_text\": \"important\"}"

Remove Tag

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/tags/remove" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\", \"tag_text\": \"important\"}"

Upload & Download

Upload File (up to 150 MB)

curl -s -X POST "https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Dropbox-API-Arg: {\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\", \"mode\": \"add\", \"autorename\": true}" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
  --data-binary @report.pdf

mode: add (fail if exists), overwrite, update (with rev).

Download File

curl -s -X POST "https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Dropbox-API-Arg: {\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\"}" \
  -o report.pdf

Get Temporary Download Link

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\"}"

Returns a temporary link (4 hours) that doesn't require auth.

Get Thumbnail

curl -s -X POST "https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_thumbnail:2" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Dropbox-API-Arg: {\"resource\": {\".tag\": \"path\", \"path\": \"/Photos/image.jpg\"}, \"format\": \"jpeg\", \"size\": \"w256h256\"}" \
  -o thumbnail.jpg

Sharing

Create Shared Link

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\", \"settings\": {\"requested_visibility\": \"public\"}}"

Visibility: public, team_only, password (with link_password).

List Shared Links

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/list_shared_links" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Documents/report.pdf\"}"

Modify Shared Link

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/modify_shared_link_settings" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"url\": \"https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxx/file.pdf\", \"settings\": {\"requested_visibility\": \"team_only\"}}"

Revoke Shared Link

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/revoke_shared_link" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"url\": \"https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxx/file.pdf\"}"

Share Folder

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/share_folder" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"path\": \"/Shared Project\", \"acl_update_policy\": \"editors\"}"

Add Folder Member

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/add_folder_member" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"shared_folder_id\": \"<folder-id>\", \"members\": [{\"member\": {\".tag\": \"email\", \"email\": \"user@example.com\"}, \"access_level\": {\".tag\": \"editor\"}}]}"

List Folder Members

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/list_folder_members" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"shared_folder_id\": \"<folder-id>\"}"

Remove Folder Member

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/remove_folder_member" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"shared_folder_id\": \"<folder-id>\", \"member\": {\".tag\": \"email\", \"email\": \"user@example.com\"}, \"leave_a_copy\": false}"

List Shared Folders

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/list_folders" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"limit\": 100}"

File Requests

List File Requests

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/list" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN"

Create File Request

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/create" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"title\": \"Upload receipts\", \"destination\": \"/File Requests/Receipts\", \"open\": true}"

Get File Request

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/get" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"id\": \"<file-request-id>\"}"

Update File Request

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/update" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"id\": \"<file-request-id>\", \"title\": \"Upload Q2 receipts\", \"open\": true}"

Delete File Requests

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/delete" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"ids\": [\"<file-request-id>\"]}"

Count File Requests

curl -s -X POST "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/count" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN"

Guidelines

1. All POST: Dropbox API uses POST for nearly everything, including reads. Don't use GET. 2. Paths: Start with / for absolute paths. Use "" (empty string) for root in list_folder. Paths are case-insensitive but case-preserving. 3. Base URLs: Use api.dropboxapi.com for metadata operations, content.dropboxapi.com for file content (upload/download/thumbnail). 4. Upload limit: Simple upload supports up to 150 MB. For larger files, use upload sessions (upload_session/start, append, finish). 5. Pagination: When has_more is true, call the */continue endpoint with the returned cursor. 6. Rate limits: Back off on 429 responses. Use Retry-After header. 7. Shared links: Use create_shared_link_with_settings (not deprecated create_shared_link). 8. Batch operations: copy_batch, move_batch, delete_batch are available for bulk operations.

How to Look Up More API Details

• Full API Reference: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation
• Files: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files
• Sharing: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing
• File Requests: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#file_requests
• Users: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#users
• Paper: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#paper