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Is it possible to make access to the file / directory from Objective-C?
I am trying to understand whether it is possible to make access to files or directories to third-party users from an application using Objective-C. How can users who have been given access can get in...
No, I want to make a mobile application so that users can store their data (for example, photos) in Dropbox, but also have the opportunity to give a certain circle of people access to this data. For example, the user Adam gives access to see the photo to the user Bob. Each participant will have to register their own account.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for clarifying! That use case is certainly possible, and is what the API is designed for.
When you set up the SDK as documented, each user can connect their own account. Their files are private by default, but they can choose to share files with other members of their choice, if desired.
They can do so via the Dropbox product itself, or via the API if the app implements it. For instance, an app can use the shareFolder and addFolderMember methods to share and invite members to a folder. (Note that for using shared folders like this, you'll need to register an app for the "full Dropbox" permission, if you haven't already.)
Thanks. This is what I was looking for!
There was another question. Can I use the SDK to get a list of files/folders to which I was invited?
- Greg-DB
Yes, there are a number of methods you may be interested in, depending on the exact type of sharing you're referring to:
- listFolders/listFoldersContinue: to list all of the "shared folders" the user has access to (e.g., from addFolderMember from another user).
- listMountableFolders/listMountableFoldersContinue: to list the "shared folders" the user has access to (e.g., from addFolderMember from another user) but doesn't have "mounted". (Use mountFolder to mount any of them.)
- listReceivedFiles/listReceivedFilesContinue: to list the files the user has been sent directly.
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