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schubec
7 years agoNew member | Level 2
Process folder in cloud / How to start?
Hi all! Here is what I want to do - the problem is, I have no idea where to start. Any links/examples/tutorials are welcome. I want to provide a service for potentially all Dropbox users. So ...
schubec
7 years agoNew member | Level 2
Hello Greg,
thank you for your answer, but:
I totally understand that I can upload / download / modify my files with the SDK.
I have done that before, that is no problem.
The point here is, to provide my service, I have to read files (PDF files for providing OCR service) of other Dropbox users (who authorized that I access one special folder).
This is where I am stuck.
Thank you!
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
7 years agoTo enable other users to connect to and use your Dropbox API app, you should implement the Dropbox API app authorization flow. There's a guide that covers this here:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/oauth-guide
The documentation can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/oauth-guide
The documentation can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization
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