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lucasromeiro
8 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Uploading files by ESP8266 HELP
Hello! I'm trying to access Dropbox to save my files in the cloud using an ESP8266, programming in Arduino! Has anyone ever managed to do this? I found an HTTP Developer API page. Maybe with an H...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
8 years agoThe Dropbox API does offer the ability to upload files programmatically. For example, you can use /2/files/upload:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-upload
The documentation there has an example of calling that endpoint via curl. We don't have any resources for Arduino/ESP8266 specifically, but you can translate that example/documentation for whatever HTTPS client you're using.
Also, that's a link to the documentation for the HTTPS endpoint itself, but we recommend using one of the official SDKs if possible:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation
Those have corresponding native methods for the HTTPS endpoints.
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-upload
The documentation there has an example of calling that endpoint via curl. We don't have any resources for Arduino/ESP8266 specifically, but you can translate that example/documentation for whatever HTTPS client you're using.
Also, that's a link to the documentation for the HTTPS endpoint itself, but we recommend using one of the official SDKs if possible:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation
Those have corresponding native methods for the HTTPS endpoints.
lucasromeiro
8 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hello can you help me?
it's just an example of how the POST format I'm sending.
then I do not adapt to the dropbox.
above I showed a POST that did not do my project.
Please help me !!!
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