Unshare Folder

POST

https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/unshare_folder

Allows a shared folder owner to unshare the folder. Unshare will not work in following cases: The shared folder contains shared folders OR the shared folder is inside another shared folder.

You’ll need to call check_job_status to determine if the action has completed successfully.

Required scope: sharing.write

Endpoint format: RPC

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

This endpoint does not support apps with the app folder permission.

Allows a shared folder owner to unshare the folder. Unshare will not work in following cases: The shared folder contains shared folders OR the shared folder is inside another shared folder. You'll need to call [check_job_status](api:dropbox-api:POST/2/sharing/check_job_status) to determine if the action has completed successfully. **Required scope:** `sharing.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) This endpoint does not support apps with the app folder permission.

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.

shared_folder_idanyRequired

The ID for the shared folder.

leave_a_copybooleanOptional

If true, members of this shared folder will get a copy of this folder after it's unshared. Otherwise, it will be removed from their Dropbox. The current user, who is an owner, will always retain their copy.

Response headers

X-Dropbox-Request-IdstringOptional

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

Response

Successful response

Variant:

async_common.LaunchEmptyResult.async_job_idobject

This response indicates that the processing is asynchronous. The string is an id that can be used to obtain the status of the asynchronous job.

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

403

Forbidden Error

409

Conflict Error

429

Too Many Requests Error

500

Internal Server Error