How To Use Dropbox Api

The dropbox api uses oauth scopes to determine the actions your application is allowed to perform on a user s data.

How to use dropbox api. Select dropbox api select full dropbox provide name and click create app from the settings page select the button to generate access token save access token to be used in following examples. You ll need to use the app key created with this app to access api v2. It s an api application program interface but beyond that i have no idea at all. I d like for unauthenticated users to be able to view public folders or upload to file requests but there doesn t appear to be a way to do this with the current api. The easiest way to do that is to locate the dropboxsdk framework inside the downloaded folder using the finder and then drag and drop it to the project navigator of xcode.

Select dropbox api app and choose your app s permission. We use analytics cookies to understand how you use our websites so we can make them better e g. Using the dropbox v2 api is it possible to interact with sharing invitation urls or file request urls. They re used to gather information about the pages you visit and how many clicks you need to accomplish a task. When you create your application in the app console you ll choose from different scopes in the permissions tab.

If you decide to create a new app go here press create app choose dropbox api and full dropbox then smash a bunch of keys for the name of your app because apparently it has to be a unique name among every app anyone has ever made. Press create app and on the next page you ll find a section that lets you generate an access token. To use the dropbox api you ll need to register a new app in the app console. Alternatively in xcode go to the file add files to dbdemo menu and search for the dropboxsdk framework file.