Configuring Your Dropbox Account App

Before creating Dropbox Watch Publisher or a Dropbox Subscriber on a Dropbox account, you must configure the account with an app and generate an OAuth2 access token for it.

1. Login to your Dropbox account and navigate to https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps.
2. On the My apps page, click Create app.
3. On the Create a new app on the Dropbox Platform page:
1. Choose an API: Select Dropbox API.
2. Choose the type of access you need: Select Full Dropbox.
3. Name your app: Provide a name for your app.
4. Review the Dropbox API Terms and Conditions and check the box.
5. Click Create app.
4. A page opens for your app on the Settings tab.
1. Under OAuth2 > Generated access token, click Generate.
2. Copy the generated token.