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alekso89
Helpful | Level 7
8 months ago
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Is there a way for users to upload photos to my account directly from their devices?

Hi everyone!

I need to integrate a web widget into a website so that users can upload their photos.

Dropbox have such a widget or do I need to look for a third-party solution to integrate with your storage?

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7 Replies

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    8 months ago

    Hi alekso89, thanks for messaging the Community!

    If you're looking for users to upload files to your Dropbox account directly, you could create a file request link, which is a normal URL you can use anywhere.

    Would this satisfy your requirements for your workflow?

  • alekso89's avatar
    alekso89
    Helpful | Level 7
    8 months ago

    Thanks for the answer Jay!

    But I didn't quite figure out how to create this link to upload a photo to the storage. Can you provide a link to the documentation?

  • alekso89's avatar
    alekso89
    Helpful | Level 7
    8 months ago

    This is not what is needed. The user on the web page must select a photo from his computer or phone and upload it to the company's Dropbox storage.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    8 months ago

    If that's the case, then you would need to create an app or service using the Dropbox API, by using this documentation.

  • Theresa's avatar
    Theresa
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    8 months ago

    Hi alekso89​  and welcome to the Dropbox Community. I am glad to see that you got your query resolved thanks to our amazing Jay​ and our fab Super User Mark​.

    I’m Theresa, and you’ll probably see me around the Community 👩‍💻. I love connecting with our members and learning all about the creative ways they use Dropbox every day 💙.

    If you’re up for sharing, I’d love to hear how you use Dropbox💡. You might even inspire some handy tips for others or spark ideas we can pass along to our internal team. 🤗

    See you around,

    T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager)

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