FME Flow: 2024.1

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.

Note  The Dropbox access token expires after a four-hour session. For longer access, configure your app for offline access with a refresh token. For more information:
  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. A page opens for your app.
  4. On the Permissions tab, enable the following permissions:
    • account_info.read
    • files.metadata.write
    • files.metadata.read
    • files.content.write
    • files.content.read
  5. On the Settings tab:
    1. Under OAuth2 > Generated access token, click Generate.
    2. Copy the generated token.