
I recommend reading the error documentation and Error Handling Guide for more information.Ģ. If you do hit the general limits, the wait period is usually only on the scale of seconds to minutes anyway.Īlso note that not all 429s and 503s indicate explicit rate limiting, but in any case that you get a 429 or 503 the best practice is to retry the request, respecting the Retry-After header if given in the response, or using an exponential back-off, if not. It is relatively generous though and the limits operate on a per app-user basis. The Dropbox API does have a general rate limiting system that applies to all account types, including free accounts, but we don't have any specific numbers documented for that. Then, you could follow the instructions linked above to join the Brown team.The "don't have any API limits at all" claim you quoted was not posted by a Dropbox employee and is not accurate.ġ. This also applies if you used an alias instead of your primary Brown address. If you created your current Dropbox account under a non-Brown email address and want to convert it into a Brown team account, you could first change the email associated with the account to your PRIMARY Brown email address on your account settings page. choose to reassign your existing account to a personal email address and create a blank Brown team account your original account would remain a paid account and you’d have to cancel the subscription manually after transferring files from your personal account to the account. If you do not transfer the files to the account linked with the Brown Dropbox license before cancelling your personal subscription, your quota will be decreased to the standard 2GB limit.You may be able to obtain a refund from Dropbox for your paid account, depending on your circumstances Brown unfortunately has no control over this. convert it into a Brown team account, and your paid subscription will end.If you created your current Dropbox account under your primary Brown email address (not an alias!), you will be able to either:

If you have a paid account, here's more information about what will happen when you follow the instructions: The instructions at /go/dropboxhelp describe how to sign up. Dropbox accounts are available for Brown faculty, staff, and grad/med students.
