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ardave
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7 years ago
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How to get webhooks without creating an app or caring about users

I'm a member of a dropbox business account, and I have created an endpoint to receive Dropbox webhooks whenever files are modified, but my endpoint receives no messages. (The endpoint is verified an...
  • Greg-DB's avatar
    7 years ago

    Webhook notifications will only be sent for accounts "connected" or "linked" to the app, so it is expected that you won't get any notifications with your described current set up.

    Typically, you would have users connect to your via the OAuth app authorization flow. If you only need to connect your own account though, you can do so more easily without implementing that by clicking the "Generate" button on the app's page on the App Console. That will connect your app to your own account without any extra work.

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