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rebornmedia
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6 years ago

API - limit access to folders

Hi, I am looking at building an app with laravel to share client documents. Clients will log into the application and have access to only their files to download. I wanted to use dropbox api for this...
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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

The Dropbox API was designed with the intention that each end-user would directly connect their own Dropbox account to the API app, in order to interact with their own files in their own Dropbox account. It's technically possible to connect to just one account, by always using a specific access token. Please be aware that we don't recommend or support doing so though, for various technical and security reasons. 

 

Likewise, the Dropbox API does not currently offer the ability to restrict access to specific folders. The Dropbox API currently offers two levels of access: "Full Dropbox" and "App folder". An app with Full Dropbox access can access anything in the account. An app with App folder access can only access a special app folder created for the app in the connected account (and anything inside that app folder at any depth). You can find more information here.

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    rebornmedia
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    ok - Thank you very much for your detailed reply.

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