Concepts
Concepts used in Dropbox book.
Dropbox folder metadata
Metadata for a folder in Dropbox.
name
The name of the folder.
text
id
The unique ID of the folder.
text
tag
The type of the metadata object, always ".folder".
optional[text]
path_lower
The lowercased path of the folder in the user's Dropbox (optional).
optional[text]
path_display
The display-friendly path of the folder in the user's Dropbox (optional).
optional[text]
A list of property groups associated with the folder (optional).
optional[list of dropbox property group]
Dropbox property group
A group of properties associated with a file.
template_id
The identifier of the property group template.
text
Dropbox folder sharing info
Sharing information for a folder.
read_only
True if the folder is read-only.
boolean
parent_shared_folder_id
The ID of the parent shared folder (optional).
optional[text]
shared_folder_id
The ID of the shared folder (optional).
optional[text]
traverse_only
True if the user can only traverse the folder (optional).
optional[boolean]
no_access
True if the user has no access to the folder (optional).
optional[boolean]
Dropbox file metadata
Metadata for a file in Dropbox.
name
The name of the file.
text
id
The unique ID of the file.
text
client_modified
The client's last modification timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC).
text
server_modified
The server's last modification timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC).
text
rev
A unique revision identifier for the file.
text
size
The size of the file in bytes.
number
is_downloadable
True if the file is downloadable.
boolean
tag
The type of the metadata object, always ".file".
optional[text]
path_lower
The lowercased path of the file in the user's Dropbox (optional).
optional[text]
path_display
The display-friendly path of the file in the user's Dropbox (optional).
optional[text]
A list of property groups associated with the file (optional).
optional[list of dropbox property group]
has_explicit_shared_members
True if the file has explicitly shared members (optional).
optional[boolean]
content_hash
A hash of the file content (optional).
optional[text]
File lock information if the file is locked (optional).
optional[dropbox file lock info]
Dropbox file sharing info
Sharing information for a file.
read_only
True if the file is read-only.
boolean
parent_shared_folder_id
The ID of the parent shared folder (optional).
optional[text]
modified_by
The ID of the last user to modify the file (optional).
optional[text]
Dropbox file lock info
Metadata for a file lock.
is_lockholder
True if the current user is the lockholder.
boolean
lockholder_name
The display name of the lockholder.
text
created
The time the lock was created (optional).
optional[text]
Dropbox deleted metadata
Metadata for a deleted item in Dropbox.
name
The name of the deleted item.
text
id
The unique ID of the deleted item.
text
tag
The type of the metadata object, always ".deleted".
optional[text]
path_lower
The lowercased path of the deleted item (optional).
optional[text]
path_display
The display-friendly path of the deleted item (optional).
optional[text]
A list of property groups associated with the deleted item (optional).
optional[list of dropbox property group]
Last updated
Was this helpful?