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gdev
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8 years ago

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 ne...
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
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
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gdev
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8 years ago

Nice! Thanks for the quick response. Any chance you know of any PHP examples or Laravel examples?

 

Thanks in advance

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      gdev
      New member | Level 2
      8 years ago

      You the man, thanks Greg!

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