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Dropbox Sync API alternative
we are developing app in xamarin ios and we are using dropbox sync api component, As we know dropbox sync api will soon deprecated what alternative api/components api can we use to authenicate via dr...
I have a question what method to replace SyncAPI now?
Thanks,
Vang Doan
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Vang, if you're migrating an existing app, or starting a new app, we recommend using one of the official SDKs for API v2:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation
They don't offer quite the same functionality as the deprecated Sync API though, but they do offer more control over the API calls you can make. So, if you want to offer offline caching, for example, you'd need to implement that in your app's code.
- Hi Greg,
regarding this question. What happens if I have a sqlite file stored in a Dropbox folder I want to share with multiple apps (not at the same time)? Do I have to upload the whole file every time a user adds/modifies a record? In that case, is the upload smart enough to upload only what has changed of the file, or does it uploads the complete file?
Thanks.- Greg-DBFFos, your question doesn't seem related to this thread, so please start a new thread where we can help you individually:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/forums/postpage/board-id/101000014
- Seems like I have to use terminal, install and learn new tools to simply try out v2. Is there an example in the Objective-C SDK for API v2 where I can open the project and build it for iPhone in a couple of minutes?
- Greg-DB
HI William, there's a sample app here, in three versions, one for each supported installation method:
https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-obj-c/tree/master/Examples/DBRoulette
Those are set up for use with package managers though, per the installation instructions.
We highly recommend using one of the supported package managers, as they make it much easier to install and keep libraries up to date. I believe it's possible to use the library without using a package manager at all, but we don't have documentation for that in particular. I'll send this along as a request for that.
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