Excel Dropbox: Dropbox Create Folder

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Create a folder. Creates the folder /Halloween/emojis

Documentation: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-create_folder

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2 \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data "{\"path\": \"/Halloween/emojis\",\"autorename\": false}"

Excel Example

Dim rest As Chilkat.Rest
Set rest = Chilkat.NewRest

'  URL: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2

bTls = True

port = 443

bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("api.dropboxapi.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print "ConnectFailReason: "; rest.ConnectFailReason
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Creation Code
Dim json As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set json = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("path","/Halloween/emojis")
success = json.UpdateBool("autorename",False)

success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN")
success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

Dim sbRequestBody As Chilkat.StringBuilder
Set sbRequestBody = Chilkat.NewStringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim sbResponseBody As Chilkat.StringBuilder
Set sbResponseBody = Chilkat.NewStringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/2/files/create_folder_v2",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If


respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Status Code = "; respStatusCode
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print rest.ResponseHeader
    Debug.Print "Response Body:"
    Debug.Print sbResponseBody.GetAsString()
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim jsonResponse As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set jsonResponse = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
success = jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

'  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code


metadataName = jsonResponse.StringOf("metadata.name")

metadataId = jsonResponse.StringOf("metadata.id")

metadataPath_lower = jsonResponse.StringOf("metadata.path_lower")

metadataPath_display = jsonResponse.StringOf("metadata.path_display")

metadataSharing_infoRead_only = jsonResponse.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.read_only")

metadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id = jsonResponse.StringOf("metadata.sharing_info.parent_shared_folder_id")

metadataSharing_infoTraverse_only = jsonResponse.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.traverse_only")

metadataSharing_infoNo_access = jsonResponse.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.no_access")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i

    template_id = jsonResponse.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].template_id")
    j = 0
    count_j = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups[i].fields")
    Do While j < count_j
        jsonResponse.J = j

        name = jsonResponse.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].name")

        value = jsonResponse.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].value")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    i = i + 1
Loop

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "emojis",
    "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXz",
    "path_lower": "/halloween/emojis",
    "path_display": "/Halloween/emojis",
    "sharing_info": {
      "read_only": false,
      "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
      "traverse_only": false,
      "no_access": false
    },
    "property_groups": [
      {
        "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "Security Policy",
            "value": "Confidential"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}