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DCrews
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago
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Embed a File Request On My Website

Hello!   I would love the ability to embed or host a file request directly on my website. We currently share our file request link and people are directed to the Dropbox File Request site; However,...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    5 years ago

    Thanks for the post! Dropbox doesn't currently offer a way to embed a file request like this, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

Thanks for the post! Dropbox doesn't currently offer a way to embed a file request like this, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

  • robertoandrade's avatar
    robertoandrade
    New member | Level 2
    5 years ago

    We would also want to do the same, is there a way to upvote the feature request to get more traction?

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      5 years ago

      robertoandrade Commenting here serves that purpose. Thanks!

      • ppciesiolkiewicz's avatar
        ppciesiolkiewicz
        New member | Level 2
        5 years ago

        +1, that would be a lovely feature! 


        Would it possible to mimic that kind of functionality using APIs?, i.e. create an upload view in the browser that will allow users to upload documents to the file_reuqest created in dropbox? Preferably that would upload files directly from browser to dropbox (not transferring file through my servers) 

  • zachbfg's avatar
    zachbfg
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    The last update was two years ago. Is this still not possible? What about embedding a Dropbox file request link on my website? Would that work?

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      3 years ago

      zachbfg Dropbox still does not support embedding a file request on another site.

       

      You can include a link to a Dropbox file request (that is, using a "<a>" element), but Dropbox doesn't support embedding the Dropbox file request web site itself (e.g., using "<iframe>").

      • gotuckyourselfin's avatar
        gotuckyourselfin
        New member | Level 2
        3 years ago

        Seems like a pretty popularly requested feature, not just in the forums but elsewhere...
        What is the roadblock to getting this done? Is it on the road map at all? It's really unprofessional to use the standard method for requesting files, particularly publicly facing scenarios. 

        Please provide a reply with something more substantial than "we don't offer it at this time, here's a work around". Show some transparency and you wont have people coming back and asking all the time.

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