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Mount a folder from a shared link
Hello,
I have a shared folder with a link within my work Dropbox, with some "get started" files and subfolders.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c8lxhn68sdfduvp/AADwI1wTcLYWSeJVW9zZuiFha?dl=0
We have an app with full dropbox access for our customers.
I would like to create a copy of this shared folder to a specific folder (like "/[my company name]") in my customers' dropbox.
I don't understand which endpoint I should use.
Thank you for your help
- The shared link feature, such as the shared link you posted, allows a user view-only access to a file or folder. It doesn't allow an app to automatically copy/mount that folder in another user's account. (They can manually download a copy to their own account via the shared link page though.)
Exactly what you should use depends on the particular behavior you want.
For example, you can have your app automatically make a copy of a folder in another user's account using "copy references":
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-copy_reference-get
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-copy_reference-save
That copy would not sync back changes with your original folder.
Or, if you want changes to sync back and forth between accounts, you can share the folder and add them as members:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-share_folder
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-add_folder_member
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- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
The shared link feature, such as the shared link you posted, allows a user view-only access to a file or folder. It doesn't allow an app to automatically copy/mount that folder in another user's account. (They can manually download a copy to their own account via the shared link page though.)
Exactly what you should use depends on the particular behavior you want.
For example, you can have your app automatically make a copy of a folder in another user's account using "copy references":
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-copy_reference-get
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-copy_reference-save
That copy would not sync back changes with your original folder.
Or, if you want changes to sync back and forth between accounts, you can share the folder and add them as members:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-share_folder
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-add_folder_member - Thank you, it works!
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