Dropbox: Once a cursor has been retrieved from list folder, use this to paginate through all files and retrieve updates to the folder, following the same rules as documented for list folder
Dropbox files.listFolderContinue: arguments, response, policy and SDK examples.
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Operation dropbox.files_list_folder_continue
Provider route: POST /2/files/list_folder/continue. Alter supplies the connection’s credentials and routing.
Call through Alter
Section titled “Call through Alter”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"]["listFolderContinue"]>[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.listFolderContinue(input); const result = await call.wait(); return result.bodyJson(); } finally { await app.close(); }}import osfrom alter_sdk import Appfrom 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.list_folder_continue(arguments) result = await call.wait() return result.body_json()| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | object | Root | Additional keys: not allowed |
headers | object | Optional | Additional keys: not allowed |
headers.Dropbox-API-Path-Root | Model | Optional | Expand Deletes a group — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Path-Root |
headers.Dropbox-API-Select-User | string | Optional | |
headers.Dropbox-API-Select-Admin | string | Optional | |
body | Model | Required within parent | Expand A way to quickly get a cursor for the folder’s state — response body |
Referenced models: Deletes a group — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Path-Root, A way to quickly get a cursor for the folder’s state — response body
Response
Section titled “Response”Response media type: application/json. The table describes the pinned successful response. Referenced models link to their complete fields.
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | Model | Root | Expand Starts returning the contents of a folder — response body |
Referenced models: Starts returning the contents of a folder — response body
Schemas
Section titled “Schemas”10 more schemas are linked from the tables above, on the schema pages.
Deletes a group — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Path-Root
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | JSON | Root | |
$ (anyOf 1) | string | Alternative | One of: home |
$ (anyOf 2) | object | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 2)..tag | string | Required within parent | Must equal: home |
$ (anyOf 3) | object | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 3)..tag | string | Required within parent | Must equal: root |
$ (anyOf 3).root | string | Required within parent | Pattern: ^(?:[-_0-9a-zA-Z:]+)$ |
$ (anyOf 4) | object | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 4)..tag | string | Required within parent | Must equal: namespace_id |
$ (anyOf 4).namespace_id | string | Required within parent | Pattern: ^(?:[-_0-9a-zA-Z:]+)$ |
$ (anyOf 5) | object | Alternative | A tag this contract version does not list (Dropbox's other). |
$ (anyOf 5)..tag | string | Required within parent | Pattern: ^(?!(?:home|root|namespace_id)$) |
A way to quickly get a cursor for the folder's state — response body
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | object | Root | |
cursor | string | Required within parent | Minimum length: 1 |
Starts returning the contents of a folder — response body
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | object | Root | |
entries | array | Required within parent | |
entries[] | Model | Each item | Expand Returns the metadata for a file or folder — response body |
cursor | string | Required within parent | Minimum length: 1 |
has_more | boolean | Required within parent |
Referenced models: Returns the metadata for a file or folder — response body
Returns the metadata for a file or folder — response body
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | JSON | Root | Metadata for a file or folder. |
$ (anyOf 1) | object | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1)..tag | string | Required within parent | Must equal: file |
$ (anyOf 1).name | string | Required within parent | |
$ (anyOf 1).path_lower | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).path_lower (anyOf 1) | string | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).path_lower (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).path_display | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).path_display (anyOf 1) | string | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).path_display (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).parent_shared_folder_id | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).parent_shared_folder_id (anyOf 1) | string | Alternative | Pattern: ^(?:[-_0-9a-zA-Z:]+)$ |
$ (anyOf 1).parent_shared_folder_id (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).preview_url | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).preview_url (anyOf 1) | string | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).preview_url (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).id | string | Required within parent | Minimum length: 1 |
$ (anyOf 1).client_modified | string | Required within parent | |
$ (anyOf 1).server_modified | string | Required within parent | |
$ (anyOf 1).rev | string | Required within parent | Minimum length: 9 Pattern: ^(?:[0-9a-f]+)$ |
$ (anyOf 1).size | JSON | Required within parent | |
$ (anyOf 1).size (anyOf 1) | integer | Alternative | Minimum: 0 |
$ (anyOf 1).size (anyOf 2) | string | Alternative | Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$ |
$ (anyOf 1).media_info | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).media_info (anyOf 1) | Model | Alternative | Expand Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — media info value |
$ (anyOf 1).media_info (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).symlink_info | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).symlink_info (anyOf 1) | Model | Alternative | Expand Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — symlink info target |
$ (anyOf 1).symlink_info (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).sharing_info | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).sharing_info (anyOf 1) | Model | Alternative | Expand Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — sharing info modified by, parent shared folder id, read only |
$ (anyOf 1).sharing_info (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).is_downloadable | boolean | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).export_info | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).export_info (anyOf 1) | Model | Alternative | Expand Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — export info Export information for a file |
$ (anyOf 1).export_info (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).property_groups | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).property_groups (anyOf 1) | array | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).property_groups (anyOf 1)[] | Model | Each item | Expand Add property groups to a Dropbox file — request body — body property groups item |
$ (anyOf 1).property_groups (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).has_explicit_shared_members | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).has_explicit_shared_members (anyOf 1) | boolean | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).has_explicit_shared_members (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).content_hash | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).content_hash (anyOf 1) | string | Alternative | Maximum length: 64 Minimum length: 64 |
$ (anyOf 1).content_hash (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).file_lock_info | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).file_lock_info (anyOf 1) | Model | Alternative | Expand Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — file lock info created, is lockholder, lockholder account id, lockholder name |
$ (anyOf 1).file_lock_info (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).is_restorable | JSON | Optional | |
$ (anyOf 1).is_restorable (anyOf 1) | boolean | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 1).is_restorable (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
$ (anyOf 2) | Model | Alternative | Expand Returns the metadata for a file or folder — response body — tag folder |
$ (anyOf 3) | Model | Alternative | Expand Returns the metadata for a file or folder — response body — tag deleted |
Referenced models: Add property groups to a Dropbox file — request body — body property groups item, Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — export info Export information for a file, Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — file lock info created, is lockholder, lockholder account id, lockholder name, Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — sharing info modified by, parent shared folder id, read only, Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — symlink info target, Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — media info value, Returns the metadata for a file or folder — response body — tag deleted, Returns the metadata for a file or folder — response body — tag folder
Add property groups to a Dropbox file — request body — body property groups item
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | object | Root | A subset of the property fields described by the corresponding PropertyGroupTemplate. Properties are always added to a Dropbox file as a PropertyGroup. The possible key names and value types in this group are defined by the corresponding PropertyGroupTemplate. |
template_id | string | Required within parent | Minimum length: 1 Pattern: ^(?:(/|ptid:).*)$ |
fields | array | Required within parent | |
fields[] | Model | Each item | Expand Add property groups to a Dropbox file — request body — body property groups item fields item |
Referenced models: Add property groups to a Dropbox file — request body — body property groups item fields item
Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — export info Export information for a file
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | object | Root | Export information for a file. |
export_as | JSON | Optional | |
export_as (anyOf 1) | string | Alternative | |
export_as (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative | |
export_options | JSON | Optional | |
export_options (anyOf 1) | array | Alternative | |
export_options (anyOf 1)[] | string | Each item | |
export_options (anyOf 2) | null | Alternative |
Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path — response body — symlink info target
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | object | Root | |
target | string | Required within parent |
Policy, approvals and errors
Section titled “Policy, approvals and errors”SDK function policy ID: dropbox.files_list_folder_continue. Catalog operation: files/list_folder_continue. 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.metadata.read"]