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RGDev
7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Access Token for Dropbox Business App
I'm going to develop an applcation for Dropbox for Business team. E.g. this will be a desktop application that searching content across all accounts in organization. And I slightly confused about OA...
- 7 years ago
Yes, for "Dropbox Business API" apps, the access tokens enable access to the entire team (and in particular, Dropbox Business API apps with the "team member file access" permission can operate on specific members, using DropboxTeamClient.AsMember).
For "Dropbox API" apps, the access tokens enable access only to the individual account.
This works the same way regardless of how the access token was retrieved (i.e., OAuth flow vs. "Generate" button).
RGDev
7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Thank you for quick answer.
But, it looks like the Access token that was generated by clicking "Generate" button give me access also to all Dropbox accounts in the team.
At least, DropboxTeamClient.AsMember method allows me to perform user's endpoints methods.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
7 years agoYes, for "Dropbox Business API" apps, the access tokens enable access to the entire team (and in particular, Dropbox Business API apps with the "team member file access" permission can operate on specific members, using DropboxTeamClient.AsMember).
For "Dropbox API" apps, the access tokens enable access only to the individual account.
This works the same way regardless of how the access token was retrieved (i.e., OAuth flow vs. "Generate" button).
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