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api access to multiple dropbox accounts
I have created an app and each subscriber to this app will have their own Dropbox account. For my account I have an api call that listens for a new file in a specific folder.
When a new subscriber enrolls for my app's services, they will email me the link to a specific Folder in their dropbox account. I store this link into their access parameters file, and create an event listener to listen for a new file in their specific folder.
How would I gain an auth token to allow read/write access to the shared link in their Dropbox account?
Thanks, Scott.
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- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox user API access tokens enable access to the connected account. You can use the API to access anything in the connected account, including anything shared with that account. It also offers some functionality for interacting with content from shared links. I recommend reading the following guides for more information:
- https://developers.dropbox.com/dbx-file-access-guide
- https://developers.dropbox.com/dbx-sharing-guide
If your app need access to another account, then the user that owns that account will need to authorize your app to access their account. This can be done by having the user authorize the app via the OAuth app authorization flow. Please refer to the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation for information on that:
- https://developers.dropbox.com/oauth-guide
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization
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