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DropBox Auth flow issue
Would it be possible to have a web page where a user can select multiple files from our server and have the server send those files directly to that user's dropbox account?
I assume they would need to authenticate with dropbox somehow then the server uses that session to upload the files?
How would I be able to do this if at all possible?
4 Replies
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Yes, this is possible. The easiest way would be to use the Dropbox Saver:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/saver
If you want a more automated or custom integration though, you can use the Dropbox API instead. You would need to send the user through the OAuth app authorization flow:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/oauth-guide
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization
Then you can upload programmatically, e.g., using /2/files/upload:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-upload Nice! Thanks for the quick response. Any chance you know of any PHP examples or Laravel examples?
Thanks in advance
- Greg-DBFor the Dropbox Saver, the integration is done in JavaScript in the browser.
For the Dropbox API, we don't have any official PHP/Laravel SDK or examples, but there are some third party PHP libraries listed here:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/communitysdks You the man, thanks Greg!
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