Get Folder Or File Metadata

get_metadata

scope: files.metadata.read

Returns the metadata for a file or folder. Note: Metadata for the root folder is unsupported.

Basic Parameters

Parameter	Description
Include Deleted	If true, DeletedMetadata will be returned for deleted file or folder, otherwise LookupError.not_found will be returned. The default for this field is False.
Include Has Explicit Shared Members	If true, the results will include a flag for each file indicating whether or not that file has any explicit members. The default for this field is False.
Include Media Info	If true, FileMetadata.media_info is set for photo and video. The default for this field is False.
Path	The path of a file or folder on Dropbox.

Advanced Parameters

Parameter	Description
Dropbox API Path Root	-
Dropbox API Select Admin	-
Dropbox API Select User	-

Example Output

{
    "value": {
        ".tag": "file",
        "client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
        "content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
        "file_lock_info": {
            "created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
            "is_lockholder": true,
            "lockholder_name": "Imaginary User"
        },
        "has_explicit_shared_members": false,
        "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
        "is_downloadable": true,
        "name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
        "path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
        "path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
        "property_groups": [
            {
                "fields": [
                    {
                        "name": "Security Policy",
                        "value": "Confidential"
                    }
                ],
                "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa"
            }
        ],
        "rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
        "server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
        "sharing_info": {
            "modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
            "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
            "read_only": true
        },
        "size": 7212
    }
}

Workflow Library Example

Get Folder or File Metadata with Dropbox and Send Results Via Email

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