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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