Concepts

Concepts used in Dropbox book.

The following documentation is for Dropbox v1.0.4 (BDK).

Dropbox folder metadata

Metadata for a folder in Dropbox.

Field Name
Description
Type

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]

Sharing information for the folder (optional).

optional[dropbox folder sharing info]

Dropbox property group

A group of properties associated with a file.

Field Name
Description
Type

template_id

The identifier of the property group template.

text

A list of property fields.

list of dropbox property group field

Dropbox folder sharing info

Sharing information for a folder.

Field Name
Description
Type

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.

Field Name
Description
Type

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]

Sharing information for the file (optional).

optional[dropbox file sharing info]

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.

Field Name
Description
Type

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.

Field Name
Description
Type

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.

Field Name
Description
Type

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]

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