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Dropbox sharing.mountFolder: arguments, response, policy and SDK examples.

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Operation dropbox.sharing_mount_folder

Provider route: POST /2/sharing/mount_folder. 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["sharing"]["mountFolder"]>[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.sharing.mountFolder(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.sharing.mount_folder(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 The current user mounts the designated folder — request body — body

Referenced models: Deletes a group — request body — headers Dropbox-API-Path-Root, The current user mounts the designated folder — 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 The current user mounts the designated folder — response body

Referenced models: The current user mounts the designated folder — response body

14 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)$)
The current user mounts the designated folder — response body
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootThe metadata which includes basic information about the shared folder.
access_typeModelRequired within parentExpand The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — access type
is_inside_team_folderbooleanRequired within parent
is_team_folderbooleanRequired within parent
owner_display_namesJSONOptional
owner_display_names (anyOf 1)arrayAlternative
owner_display_names (anyOf 1)[]stringEach item
owner_display_names (anyOf 2)nullAlternative
owner_teamJSONOptional
owner_team (anyOf 1)ModelAlternativeExpand Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — owner team Information about a team
owner_team (anyOf 2)nullAlternative
parent_shared_folder_idJSONOptional
parent_shared_folder_id (anyOf 1)stringAlternativePattern: ^(?:[-_0-9a-zA-Z:]+)$
parent_shared_folder_id (anyOf 2)nullAlternative
path_displayJSONOptional
path_display (anyOf 1)stringAlternative
path_display (anyOf 2)nullAlternative
path_lowerJSONOptional
path_lower (anyOf 1)stringAlternative
path_lower (anyOf 2)nullAlternative
parent_folder_nameJSONOptional
parent_folder_name (anyOf 1)stringAlternative
parent_folder_name (anyOf 2)nullAlternative
link_metadataJSONOptional
link_metadata (anyOf 1)ModelAlternativeExpand Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — link metadata Metadata of a shared link for a file or folder
link_metadata (anyOf 2)nullAlternative
namestringRequired within parent
permissionsJSONOptional
permissions (anyOf 1)arrayAlternative
permissions (anyOf 1)[]ModelEach itemExpand The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — permissions array item
permissions (anyOf 2)nullAlternative
policyModelRequired within parentExpand Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — policy
preview_urlstringRequired within parent
shared_folder_idstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?:[-_0-9a-zA-Z:]+)$
time_invitedstringRequired within parent
access_inheritanceModelOptionalExpand The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — access inheritance
folder_idJSONOptional
folder_id (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeMinimum length: 4
Pattern: ^(?:id:.+)$
folder_id (anyOf 2)nullAlternative

Referenced models: The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — access inheritance, The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — access type, The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — permissions array item, Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — policy, Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — link metadata Metadata of a shared link for a file or folder, Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — owner team Information about a team

The current user mounts the designated folder — request body — body
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRoot
shared_folder_idstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?:[-_0-9a-zA-Z:]+)$
The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — access inheritance
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRootInformation about the inheritance policy of a shared folder.
$ (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeKnown values: inherit, no_inherit
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: inherit
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: no_inherit
$ (anyOf 4)objectAlternativeA tag this contract version does not list (Dropbox's other).
$ (anyOf 4)..tagstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?!(?:inherit|no_inherit)$)
The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — access type
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRootDefines the access levels for collaborators.
$ (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeKnown values: owner, editor, viewer, viewer_no_comment, traverse, no_access
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: owner
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: editor
$ (anyOf 4)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 4)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: viewer
$ (anyOf 5)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 5)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: viewer_no_comment
$ (anyOf 6)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 6)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: traverse
$ (anyOf 7)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 7)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: no_access
$ (anyOf 8)objectAlternativeA tag this contract version does not list (Dropbox's other).
$ (anyOf 8)..tagstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?!(?:owner|editor|viewer|viewer_no_comment|traverse|no_access)$)
The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — permissions array item
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootWhether the user is allowed to take the action on the shared folder.
actionModelRequired within parentExpand The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — permissions array item action
allowbooleanRequired within parent
reasonJSONOptional
reason (anyOf 1)ModelAlternativeExpand Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — permissions array item reason Possible reasons the user is denied a permission
reason (anyOf 2)nullAlternative

Referenced models: The current user mounts the designated folder — response body — permissions array item action, Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — permissions array item reason Possible reasons the user is denied a permission

Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — owner team Information about a team
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootInformation about a team.
idstringRequired within parent
namestringRequired within parent
Update the viewer info policy of a file — response body — policy acl update policy
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$JSONRootWho can change a shared folder's access control list (ACL). In other words, who can add, remove, or change the privileges of members.
$ (anyOf 1)stringAlternativeKnown values: owner, editors
$ (anyOf 2)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 2)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: owner
$ (anyOf 3)objectAlternative
$ (anyOf 3)..tagstringRequired within parentMust equal: editors
$ (anyOf 4)objectAlternativeA tag this contract version does not list (Dropbox's other).
$ (anyOf 4)..tagstringRequired within parentPattern: ^(?!(?:owner|editors)$)

SDK function policy ID: dropbox.sharing_mount_folder. Catalog operation: sharing/mount_folder. 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: ["sharing.write"]

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