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Dropbox Files API

This namespace contains endpoints and data types for basic file operations.

Dropbox Files API is one of 29 APIs that Dropbox publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include File. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 43 operations across 43 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.dropbox.com.

43 operations 43 paths 0 schemas 43 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.dropboxapi.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Dropbox Files API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 43

Across 43 paths, the API surfaces 43 operations — 43 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Files 43

This namespace contains endpoints and data types for basic file operations.

POST
/2/files/copy_v2
Dropbox copy
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/copy_batch_v2
Dropbox copybatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/copy_batch/check_v2
Dropbox copybatch/check
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/copy_reference/get
Dropbox copyreference/get
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/copy_reference/save
Dropbox copyreference/save
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/create_folder_v2
Dropbox createfolder
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/create_folder_batch
Dropbox createfolderbatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/create_folder_batch/check
Dropbox createfolderbatch/check
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/delete_v2
Dropbox delete
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/delete_batch
Dropbox deletebatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/delete_batch/check
Dropbox deletebatch/check
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/download
Dropbox download
1 param → 200
POST
/2/files/download_zip
Dropbox downloadzip
1 param → 200
POST
/2/files/export
Dropbox export
1 param → 200
POST
/2/files/get_file_lock_batch
Dropbox getfilelockbatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/get_metadata
Dropbox getmetadata
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/get_preview
Dropbox getpreview
1 param → 200
POST
/2/files/get_temporary_link
Dropbox gettemporarylink
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/get_temporary_upload_link
Dropbox gettemporaryuploadlink
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/get_thumbnail_v2
Dropbox getthumbnail
1 param → 200
POST
/2/files/get_thumbnail_batch
Dropbox getthumbnailbatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/list_folder
Dropbox listfolder
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/list_folder/continue
Dropbox listfolder/continue
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/list_folder/get_latest_cursor
Dropbox listfolder/getlatestcursor
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/list_folder/longpoll
Dropbox listfolder/longpoll
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/list_revisions
Dropbox listrevisions
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/lock_file_batch
Dropbox lockfilebatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/move_v2
Dropbox move
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/move_batch_v2
Dropbox movebatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/move_batch/check_v2
Dropbox movebatch/check
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/permanently_delete
Dropbox permanentlydelete
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/restore
Dropbox restore
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/save_url
Dropbox saveurl
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/save_url/check_job_status
Dropbox saveurl/checkjobstatus
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/search_v2
Dropbox search
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/search/continue_v2
Dropbox search/continue
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/unlock_file_batch
Dropbox unlockfilebatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/upload
Dropbox upload
1 param → 200
POST
/2/files/upload_session/append_v2
Dropbox uploadsession/append
1 param → 200
POST
/2/files/upload_session/finish
Dropbox uploadsession/finish
1 param → 200
POST
/2/files/upload_session/finish_batch
Dropbox uploadsession/finishbatch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/upload_session/finish_batch/check
Dropbox uploadsession/finishbatch/check
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/files/upload_session/start
Dropbox uploadsession/start
1 param → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

dropbox-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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