Dropbox Files API

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

Operations 43

POST /2/files/copy_v2 Dropbox copy #
POST /2/files/copy_batch_v2 Dropbox copy_batch #
POST /2/files/copy_batch/check_v2 Dropbox copy_batch/check #
POST /2/files/copy_reference/get Dropbox copy_reference/get #
POST /2/files/copy_reference/save Dropbox copy_reference/save #
POST /2/files/create_folder_v2 Dropbox create_folder #
POST /2/files/create_folder_batch Dropbox create_folder_batch #
POST /2/files/create_folder_batch/check Dropbox create_folder_batch/check #
POST /2/files/delete_v2 Dropbox delete #
POST /2/files/delete_batch Dropbox delete_batch #
POST /2/files/delete_batch/check Dropbox delete_batch/check #
POST /2/files/download Dropbox download #
POST /2/files/download_zip Dropbox download_zip #
POST /2/files/export Dropbox export #
POST /2/files/get_file_lock_batch Dropbox get_file_lock_batch #
POST /2/files/get_metadata Dropbox get_metadata #
POST /2/files/get_preview Dropbox get_preview #
POST /2/files/get_thumbnail_v2 Dropbox get_thumbnail #
POST /2/files/get_thumbnail_batch Dropbox get_thumbnail_batch #
POST /2/files/list_folder Dropbox list_folder #
POST /2/files/list_folder/continue Dropbox list_folder/continue #
POST /2/files/list_folder/get_latest_cursor Dropbox list_folder/get_latest_cursor #
POST /2/files/list_folder/longpoll Dropbox list_folder/longpoll #
POST /2/files/list_revisions Dropbox list_revisions #
POST /2/files/lock_file_batch Dropbox lock_file_batch #
POST /2/files/move_v2 Dropbox move #
POST /2/files/move_batch_v2 Dropbox move_batch #
POST /2/files/move_batch/check_v2 Dropbox move_batch/check #
POST /2/files/permanently_delete Dropbox permanently_delete #
POST /2/files/restore Dropbox restore #
POST /2/files/save_url Dropbox save_url #
POST /2/files/save_url/check_job_status Dropbox save_url/check_job_status #
POST /2/files/search_v2 Dropbox search #
POST /2/files/search/continue_v2 Dropbox search/continue #
POST /2/files/unlock_file_batch Dropbox unlock_file_batch #
POST /2/files/upload Dropbox upload #
POST /2/files/upload_session/append_v2 Dropbox upload_session/append #
POST /2/files/upload_session/finish Dropbox upload_session/finish #
POST /2/files/upload_session/finish_batch Dropbox upload_session/finish_batch #
POST /2/files/upload_session/finish_batch/check Dropbox upload_session/finish_batch/check #
POST /2/files/upload_session/start Dropbox upload_session/start #

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OpenAPI Specification

dropbox-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Dropbox API Reference Files API
  description: The powerful, yet simple, Dropbox API allows you to manage and control content and team settings programmatically and extend Dropbox capabilities in new and powerful ways.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.dropbox.com
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:


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