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Dropbox: Get thumbnails for a list of images

Dropbox files.getThumbnailBatch: arguments, response, policy and SDK examples.

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Operation dropbox.files_get_thumbnail_batch

Provider route: POST /2/files/get_thumbnail_batch. Alter supplies the connection’s credentials and routing.

Install @alter-ai/sdk @alter-ai/dropbox with npm, or alter-sdk-dropbox with pip. Supply your connected customer’s grant ID and the arguments described below.

import { App } from "@alter-ai/sdk";
import { DropboxIntegration } from "@alter-ai/dropbox";
async function execute(input: Parameters<DropboxIntegration["files"]["getThumbnailBatch"]>[0]) {
const app = new App({ apiKey: process.env.ALTER_API_KEY! });
try {
const provider = new DropboxIntegration(app, { grantId: process.env.PROVIDER_GRANT_ID! });
const call = await provider.files.getThumbnailBatch(input);
const result = await call.wait();
return result.bodyJson();
} finally {
await app.close();
}
}
import os
from alter_sdk import App
from alter_sdk_dropbox import DropboxIntegration
async def execute(arguments):
async with App(api_key=os.environ["ALTER_API_KEY"]) as app:
provider = DropboxIntegration(app, {"grant_id": os.environ["PROVIDER_GRANT_ID"]})
call = await provider.files.get_thumbnail_batch(arguments)
result = await call.wait()
return result.body_json()
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootAdditional keys: not allowed
headersobjectOptionalAdditional keys: not allowed
headers.Dropbox-API-Path-RootModelOptionalExpand Deletes a group — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Path-Root
headers.Dropbox-API-Select-UserstringOptional
headers.Dropbox-API-Select-AdminstringOptional
bodyModelRequired within parentExpand Get thumbnails for a list of images — request body — body

Referenced models: Deletes a group — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Path-Root, Get thumbnails for a list of images — request body — body

Response media type: application/json. The table describes the pinned successful response. Referenced models link to their complete fields.

FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$ModelRootExpand Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body

Referenced models: Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body

12 more schemas are linked from the tables above, on the schema pages.

Deletes a group — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Path-Root
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRoot
$ (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeOne of: home
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: home
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: root
$ (anyOf 3).rootstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?:[-_0-9a-zA-Z:]+)$
$ (anyOf 4)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 4)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: namespace_id
$ (anyOf 4).namespace_idstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?:[-_0-9a-zA-Z:]+)$
$ (anyOf 5)objectAlternativeA tag this contract version does not list (Dropbox's other).
$ (anyOf 5)..tagstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?!(?:home|root|namespace_id)$)
Get thumbnails for a list of images — request body — body
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootArguments for get_thumbnail_batch.
entriesarrayRequired within parent
entries[]ModelEach itemExpand Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg

Referenced models: Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg

Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRoot
entriesarrayRequired within parent
entries[]ModelEach itemExpand Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body — entries item

Referenced models: Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body — entries item

Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRoot
pathstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?:(/(.|[\r\n])*|id:.*)|(rev:[0-9a-f]{9,})|(ns:[0-9]+(/(.|[\r\n])*)?))$
formatModelOptionalExpand Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg format
sizeModelOptionalExpand Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg size
modeModelOptionalExpand Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg mode
exclude_media_infoJSONOptional
exclude_media_info (anyOf 1)booleanAlternative
exclude_media_info (anyOf 2)nullAlternative

Referenced models: Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg format, Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg mode, Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg size

Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body — entries item
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRoot
$ (anyOf 1)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 1)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: success
$ (anyOf 1).metadataModelRequired within parentExpand Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body
$ (anyOf 1).thumbnailstringRequired within parent
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: failure
$ (anyOf 2).failureModelRequired within parentExpand Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body — entries item tag failure failure
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternativeA tag this contract version does not list (Dropbox's other).
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?!(?:success|failure)$)

Referenced models: Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body, Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body — entries item tag failure failure

Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg format
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRoot
$ (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeOne of: jpeg, png, webp
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: jpeg
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: png
$ (anyOf 4)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 4)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: webp
Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg mode
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRoot
$ (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeOne of: strict, bestfit, fitone_bestfit, original
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: strict
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: bestfit
$ (anyOf 4)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 4)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: fitone_bestfit
$ (anyOf 5)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 5)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: original
Get a thumbnail for an image — files get Thumbnail — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Arg size
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRoot
$ (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeOne of: w32h32, w64h64, w128h128, w256h256, w480h320, w640h480, w960h640, w1024h768, w2048h1536
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w32h32
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w64h64
$ (anyOf 4)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 4)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w128h128
$ (anyOf 5)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 5)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w256h256
$ (anyOf 6)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 6)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w480h320
$ (anyOf 7)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 7)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w640h480
$ (anyOf 8)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 8)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w960h640
$ (anyOf 9)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 9)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w1024h768
$ (anyOf 10)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 10)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: w2048h1536
Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body — entries item tag failure failure
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRoot
$ (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeKnown values: unsupported_extension, unsupported_image, encrypted_content, conversion_error
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: path
$ (anyOf 2).pathModelRequired within parentExpand Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body — entries item tag failure failure tag path path
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: unsupported_extension
$ (anyOf 4)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 4)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: unsupported_image
$ (anyOf 5)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 5)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: encrypted_content
$ (anyOf 6)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 6)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: conversion_error

Referenced models: Get thumbnails for a list of images — response body — entries item tag failure failure tag path path

Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — symlink info target
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRoot
targetstringRequired within parent

SDK function policy ID: dropbox.files_get_thumbnail_batch. Catalog operation: files/get_thumbnail_batch. Rules can name either ID; function rules distinguish managed calls and conservatively cover raw calls sharing the route. Existing grant permissions and policy rules apply. wait() returns an immediate result or waits for a required approval; it never approves the request itself. Persist the approval ID to resume after a restart.

Provider errors retain their response; JSON decoding raises ProviderAPIError for provider failures. ManagedOperationError identifies contract/input/retention errors. See error handling and provider-specific behavior. Sensitive input may be refused before approval storage. A decoding error never resubmits a write.

Required provider scopes: ["files.content.read"]

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