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The Dropbox API is connecting me to the wrong folder

I'm using a Dropbox App with "Full Dropbox" access. I already have it working in one dropbox account and i'm setting it up for a client in a new account. They both seem to be the same type of account.

The problem is when i create folders via the Ruby SDK its putting the folders in the wrong place. I want it to go here:

*/Vendor OnBoarding/NEW FOLDER*

Instead its creating the folder structure here, where "John Doe" is my user name.

*/John Doe/Vendor OnBoarding/NEW FOLDER*

See screenshot below. The John Doe folder is in purple.

Dropbox folders

vendor_path = "/Vendor OnBoarding/Vendor Assets/NEW VENDOR"
dropbox_client = DropboxApi::Client.new(ENV['DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN'])
dropbox_client.create_folder vendor_path
Solution

  • By default, when you make a Dropbox API call, it will operate in the connected user's "home folder".

    In the case of a Dropbox Business account using the "team space" configuration, such as in the screenshot you shared, the "home" folder is that member's own named folder, which is the purple folder in your screenshot.

    So, by default, you won't be uploading to that "Vendor OnBoarding" folder in the team space, but you can configure the Dropbox API call to do so, by using the 'Dropbox-API-Path-Root' header. You can find information on how to use that in the Dropbox Namespace Guide here:

    https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/namespace-guide