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user404
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8 years ago
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I only need readonly access. Why is there no such permission type?

I don't want full access to a user's dropbox. Why isn't there a read-only option? Migrating from v1 "images only" to v2 is a pain as it is.
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    Greg-DB
    8 years ago
    Thanks for following up. This has been requested a few times before, and I've added your vote. I can't promise if or when this will be implemented though.
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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

I just wanted to follow up on this to let you know that we've released "scopes" functionality on the Dropbox API, which you can use to configure an app or access token to only a limited set of functionality, such as the ability to read but not write files.

 

You can find more information about the release in our blog post here:

 

https://dropbox.tech/developers/now-available--scoped-apps-and-enhanced-permissions

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