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Matt S.43
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6 years ago
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ios app to access dropbox folders

Hi, My IOS developer who is relatively new to programming, is adding the feature to download CSV files from user's dropbox shared folders into our IOS mobile APP. Previously we were using the "cloud...
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    Greg-DB
    6 years ago

    1. No, the user does not need to have the official Dropbox app installed on their device in order for your app to connect to Dropbox. The Dropbox API operates by having the third party app communicate directly with the Dropbox API servers.

     

    2. For integrating with the Dropbox API in Swift, we recommend using the SwiftyDropbox SDK. With that, you can use the download methods to download files from Dropbox, as shown in the examples here.

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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

1. No, the user does not need to have the official Dropbox app installed on their device in order for your app to connect to Dropbox. The Dropbox API operates by having the third party app communicate directly with the Dropbox API servers.

 

2. For integrating with the Dropbox API in Swift, we recommend using the SwiftyDropbox SDK. With that, you can use the download methods to download files from Dropbox, as shown in the examples here.

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