The Joplin API for Nextcloud is still a prototype so if it doesn’t work for you there’s not much to do at the moment, other than waiting for an update. Regular sync should work though.
Could I ask a favour? Could you please press the “Solution” button on my post? This means that anyone else browsing the forum with the same problem as you will see a “ticked box” against your question. They can then see that your problem had a solution. May save someone else a little bit of time!!