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Using dropbox as a repository for an application
Hello all,
My team and I have some questions around the API features offered by Standard/Advanced plan.
Currently, we are thinking to build an application where the end users can upload d...
Thank you for the reply.
I was thinking all of end users who are going to use our app will not need a dropbox account, and they can upload files via dropbox connecting to our dropbox account through the app. In such case, as you mentioned, it is technically possible but not officailly supported? Am I correct?
Meaning that if I want to create an app and use Dropbox as the storage, the end users must have a dropbox account to upload files?
If the intention was to have the app end users to login to their dropbox account and interact with their own files, can the users just use free basic account?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community Moderatornew_to_dreamland Using a single Dropbox account for all end-users of your app is possible but not officially supported or recommended. I see Здравко gave you some helpful guidance, such as how you can allay some of these concerns by using your own server to mediate access, though it still wouldn't be officially recommended/supported.
And yes, if you were to have your end-users each use their own Dropbox account to store their files, the Dropbox accounts can be of any type, free or not.
In any case, you shouldn't be share any Dropbox credentials, such as username/password.
The network control feature is only available to Enterprise teams, not other plans. It would also only control "which Dropbox accounts can be used on their corporate network"; it wouldn't prevent accounts from being accessed from other locations.
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