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file upload from html form via ajax
Hi,
I want to upload selected files from my html multi form via ajax to my dropbox
Folders!
I can upload files from my local Storage from my ressource folder, but I need to upload
the files I selected in my HTML Form. I send a FormData via Ajax and then get for each File
a HttpServerRequest( a vertx framework object). I think I need the certain input Streams
for my selected files, but I dont know how.
Can anyone tell me how to deal with this?
thx
1 Reply
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
The Dropbox API does allow you to upload files to Dropbox accounts, but it's not designed to work directly from HTML forms.
You can upload files either from the client (e.g., in the browser via JavaScript) or server-side.
We recommend using one of the official SDKs, if possible:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation
For example, to upload directly from the browser, you would use the JavaScript SDK:
https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-js
Or, you can upload the data to your server first, and upload it from there to the Dropbox API.
In any case, each of the SDKs has a tutorial for getting started, so I recommend working through those.
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