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yangf
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8 years ago
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Mounting shared folder after adding new members

I am currently developing an app with the Dropbox (HTTP) API and am adding new members to shared folders (/add_folder_member). From my understanding, the accompanying (/mount_folder) request requires...
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    Greg-DB
    8 years ago
    That's correct. You can add folder members using just the source account (this is essentially "inviting" them to the shared folder), but to actually add or "mount" the folder to their accounts (which would sync it to their devices), you would need authorization to modify their accounts, via access tokens for each one.
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
That's correct. You can add folder members using just the source account (this is essentially "inviting" them to the shared folder), but to actually add or "mount" the folder to their accounts (which would sync it to their devices), you would need authorization to modify their accounts, via access tokens for each one.

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