Java Dropbox: Dropbox Move a File to another Folder

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Move a file or folder to a different location in the user's Dropbox. If the source path is a folder all its contents will be moved.

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

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/move_v2 \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data "{\"from_path\": \"/Homework/math/ghost_emoji.txt\",\"to_path\": \"/Halloween/emojis/ghost.txt\",\"allow_shared_folder\": false,\"autorename\": false,\"allow_ownership_transfer\": false}"

Java Example

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkRest rest = new CkRest();
    boolean success;

    //  URL: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/move_v2
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.dropboxapi.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.get_ConnectFailReason());
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Creation Code
    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("from_path","/Homework/math/ghost_emoji.txt");
    json.UpdateString("to_path","/Halloween/emojis/ghost.txt");
    json.UpdateBool("allow_shared_folder",false);
    json.UpdateBool("autorename",false);
    json.UpdateBool("allow_ownership_transfer",false);

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

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/2/files/move_v2",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    //  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code

    String from_path = jsonResponse.stringOf("from_path");
    String to_path = jsonResponse.stringOf("to_path");
    boolean allow_shared_folder = jsonResponse.BoolOf("allow_shared_folder");
    boolean autorename = jsonResponse.BoolOf("autorename");
    boolean allow_ownership_transfer = jsonResponse.BoolOf("allow_ownership_transfer");
  }
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "from_path": "/Homework/math/ghost_emoji.txt",
  "to_path": "/Halloween/emojis/ghost.txt",
  "allow_shared_folder": false,
  "autorename": false,
  "allow_ownership_transfer": false
}