Move v2

POST

https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/move_v2

POST

/2/files/move_v2

import requests
url = "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/move_v2"
payload = {
    "from_path": "/Homework/math",
    "to_path": "/Homework/algebra"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

{
  "metadata": {
    ".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
  }
}

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. Note that we do not currently support case-only renaming.

Required scope: files.content.write

Endpoint format: RPC

Authentication: User, Dropbox-API-Select-Admin (Team Admin)

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. Note that we do not currently support case-only renaming. **Required scope:** `files.content.write` **Endpoint format:** [RPC](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/technical-reference/request-response-formats#rpc-endpoints) **Authentication:** [User](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#user-authentication), [Dropbox-API-Select-Admin (Team Admin)](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#admin-authentication-via-dropbox-api-select-admin)

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

OAuth 2.0 token issued to a specific user. Use Authorization: Bearer <token>.

Public clients should use the authorization code flow with PKCE (S256).

For background or offline access, send token_access_type=offline during authorization and use the returned refresh token to obtain new access tokens.

You can generate a short-lived access token from the App Console; see Testing with a generated token.

OAuth 2.0 token issued to a specific user. Use `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Public clients should use the authorization code flow with PKCE (S256). For background or offline access, send `token_access_type=offline` during authorization and use the returned refresh token to obtain new access tokens. You can generate a short-lived access token from the App Console; see [Testing with a generated token](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/oauth#testing-with-a-generated-token).

Headers

Dropbox-API-Path-RootstringOptional

Scopes path-based operations to a namespace (root). The value is a JSON serialization of the common.PathRoot union: {".tag": "home"}, {".tag": "root", "root": "<namespace_id>"}, or {".tag": "namespace_id", "namespace_id": "<namespace_id>"}. On failure the request returns 422 with a common.PathRootError.

Scopes path-based operations to a namespace (root). The value is a JSON serialization of the `common.PathRoot` union: `{".tag": "home"}`, `{".tag": "root", "root": "<namespace_id>"}`, or `{".tag": "namespace_id", "namespace_id": "<namespace_id>"}`. On failure the request returns 422 with a `common.PathRootError`.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

from_pathstringRequiredformat: "(/(.|[\r\n])*)|(ns:[0-9]+(/(.|[\r\n])*)?)|(id:.*)"

Path in the user's Dropbox to be copied or moved.

to_pathstringRequiredformat: "(/(.|[\r\n])*)|(ns:[0-9]+(/(.|[\r\n])*)?)|(id:.*)"

Path in the user's Dropbox that is the destination.

allow_ownership_transferbooleanOptionalDefaults to false

Allow moves by owner even if it would result in an ownership transfer for the content being moved. This does not apply to copies.

autorenamebooleanOptionalDefaults to false

If there's a conflict, have the Dropbox server try to autorename the file to avoid the conflict.

allow_shared_folderbooleanOptionalDefaults to falseDeprecated

This flag has no effect.

Response headers

X-Dropbox-Request-IdstringOptional

A unique identifier for the request, useful for debugging and support.

Response

Successful response

metadataobject

Metadata of the relocated object.

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

403

Forbidden Error

409

Conflict Error

429

Too Many Requests Error

500

Internal Server Error