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alekso89
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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 yo...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    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.

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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?

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    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.

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

        It looks like it's needed, thank you!

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