Set client_mtime metadata via dropbox API

Question

I'd like to be able to set the client_mtime in the dropbox file metadata. In the dropbox api docs it states

client_mtime For files, this is the modification time set by the desktop client when the file was added to Dropbox, in the standard date format. Since this time is not verified (the Dropbox server stores whatever the desktop client sends up), this should only be used for display purposes (such as sorting) and not, for example, to determine if a file has changed or no

I'd like to be able to set this via the API. It clearly is possible to set because the desktop client does it but I can't find a documented way.

Is there a way to set this?

Answer 1

Replying to my own question a couple of years later...

The Dropbox v2 API does allow you to set client_modified when you upload a file now.

You don't appear to be able to change it without uploading the file again though.

Answer 2

[This answer is out of date. The Dropbox API v2 supports setting the modified time.]

This can't be explicitly set via the API, though it does get updated to the current time when you upload a file via the API.