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maf's avatar
maf
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9 years ago

data transfer URL

I am trying to use Dropbox to aggregate data from the NIH Toolbox App.  This requires a data transfer URL that is set to accept basic authentication and acknowledges successful file transfer with a ....
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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

The Dropbox API doesn't offer anything quite like this. It accepts uploads via a specific interface using OAuth, not basic auth.

 

I can't recommend any other third party solutions in particular, but perhaps someone else on the forum can.

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