Title: ERROR: Dropbox API: (500) Internal Server Error
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# ERROR: Dropbox API: (500) Internal Server Error

 *  [NeoBLitz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neoblitz/)
 * (@neoblitz)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-dropbox-api-500-internal-server-error-1/)
 * Why does it always happens on the first try but on the second try the backup 
   file was able to upload successfully.
 * [12-Apr-2015 23:39:02] Compressing files as ZipArchive. Please be patient, this
   may take a moment.
    [12-Apr-2015 23:40:42] Restart after 101 seconds. [12-Apr-
   2015 23:42:24] Restart after 101 seconds. [12-Apr-2015 23:44:12] Restart after
   107 seconds. [12-Apr-2015 23:46:06] Restart after 112 seconds. [12-Apr-2015 23:
   53:18] WARNING: Job restarts due to inactivity for more than 5 minutes. [12-Apr-
   2015 23:53:18] 2. Trying to create backup archive … [12-Apr-2015 23:55:21] Restart
   after 123 seconds. [12-Apr-2015 23:57:15] Restart after 113 seconds. [12-Apr-
   2015 23:59:39] Restart after 144 seconds. [13-Apr-2015 00:00:10] Backup archive
   created. [13-Apr-2015 00:00:10] Archive size is 511.76 MB. [13-Apr-2015 00:00:
   10] 13318 Files with 1.50 GB in Archive. [13-Apr-2015 00:00:10] Restart will 
   be executed now. [13-Apr-2015 00:00:13] 1. Try to send backup file to Dropbox…[
   13-Apr-2015 00:00:15] Authenticated with Dropbox of user Catco [13-Apr-2015 00:
   00:15] 827.89 MB available on your Dropbox [13-Apr-2015 00:00:15] Uploading to
   Dropbox … [13-Apr-2015 00:01:51] Restart after 99 seconds. [13-Apr-2015 00:03:
   30] Restart after 98 seconds. [13-Apr-2015 00:04:24] ERROR: Dropbox API: (500)
   Internal Server Error [13-Apr-2015 00:04:24] Restart will be executed now. [13-
   Apr-2015 00:04:26] 2. Try to send backup file to Dropbox … [13-Apr-2015 00:04:
   26] Authenticated with Dropbox of user Catco [13-Apr-2015 00:04:26] 827.89 MB
   available on your Dropbox [13-Apr-2015 00:04:26] Uploading to Dropbox … [13-Apr-
   2015 00:06:07] Restart after 101 seconds. [13-Apr-2015 00:07:16] Backup transferred
   to [https://api-content.dropbox.com/1/files/dropbox/bunbury/bunbury.zip](https://api-content.dropbox.com/1/files/dropbox/bunbury/bunbury.zip)[
   13-Apr-2015 00:07:16] One old log deleted [13-Apr-2015 00:07:16] ERROR: Job has
   ended with errors in 1694 seconds. You must resolve the errors for correct execution.
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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-dropbox-api-500-internal-server-error-1/#post-6031897)
 * Sorry but, that error cames from the dopbox server.

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 * [dropbox api](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/dropbox-api/)

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 * Last reply from: [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-dropbox-api-500-internal-server-error-1/#post-6031897)
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