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lezan
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2 years ago

Correct way to use "add_file_member" endpoint if I need to share a file with a new email

Hello, I am looking for a solution to my problem. I am still in a testing stage, so I am open to different solution. I need to share a file with only users who subscribe to a form. They subscri...
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lezan
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Hello @Greg-DB,

thanks for the fast reply.

 

I mostly get all, but still I do not quite understand OAuth process and why I need it.

Let me get you an idea about my needs and flow:

1. User land on a page and submit a form with his email.

2. I handle the request with an API function, make a call to the Dropbox endpoint and share the file (I am the owner of the file) with the new email.

3. Send an email to the user with the download link.

 

I do not want the user to login/using their credentials, that's need to be transparent to the final user. Doesn't OAuth implicitly require the user to follow a process with their credentials to be authorized?

 

Thanks for the answer!

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Greg-DB
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2 years ago

The Dropbox OAuth app authorization flow is a way to have the user authorize the app to access their own Dropbox account. If your app is only meant for connecting to your own account, you would only need to process that flow once for your own account. You can store and re-use access tokens/refresh tokens for your own account. You would not need to expose that flow to other users.

 

Note that you should not expose any access tokens or refresh tokens for your own account to other users, e.g., keep your access tokens/refresh tokens on your server, and never send them to other users on your website front-end.

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    lezan
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Hello @Greg-DB,

    thanks for clarify.

    That's what I was trying to point it out before: I not making app to let users access their account, but I only need to share my own file with users who provide their email.

    I take some time to find how to achieve what you mention and I will get back to Accept the solution.

     

    Hello @Здравко,

    I tried to simplify the process and I did not mentioned that I am using transactional emails templated with all information I need to send. So the URL it is just a small part of the information. An user subscribe providing his email and at this point I make the file available for download to him adding his email to my file. Then I send a transactional email with the URL and other information.

    I am not requiring an user to login with a Dropbox account. They will not sync any file, just download it. Maybe the term "share" I used it is not the most accurate.

     

    Thanks for the support!

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