Dropbox

Integrate your application with the Dropbox API

🚀 Quickstart

Connect to Dropbox with Nango and see data flow in 2 minutes.

1. Create the integration

   In Nango (free signup), go to Integrations -> Configure New Integration -> Dropbox.

2. Authorize Dropbox

   Go to Connections -> Add Test Connection -> Authorize, then log in to Dropbox. Later, you’ll let your users do the same directly from your app.

3. Call the Dropbox API

   Let’s make your first request to the Dropbox API. Replace the placeholders below with your secret key, integration ID, and connection ID:

   cURL

   curl "https://api.nango.dev/proxy/2/files/list_folder" \
     -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <NANGO-SECRET-KEY>" \
     -H "Provider-Config-Key: <INTEGRATION-ID>" \
     -H "Connection-Id: <CONNECTION-ID>" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"path": ""}'
   

   Node

   Install Nango’s backend SDK with npm i @nangohq/node. Then run:

   import { Nango } from '@nangohq/node';
   
   const nango = new Nango({ secretKey: '<NANGO-SECRET-KEY>' });
   
   const res = await nango.post({
       endpoint: '/2/files/list_folder',
       providerConfigKey: '<INTEGRATION-ID>',
       connectionId: '<CONNECTION-ID>',
       body: { path: '' }
   });
   
   console.log(res.data);
   

   Or fetch credentials with the Node SDK or API.

   ✅ You’re connected! Check the Logs tab in Nango to inspect requests.

4. Implement Nango in your app

   Follow our Auth implementation guide to integrate Nango in your app.

   To obtain your own production credentials, follow the setup guide linked below.

📚 Dropbox Integration Guides

Nango maintained guides for common use cases.

• How to register your own Dropbox OAuth app
  Register an OAuth app with Dropbox and obtain credentials to connect it to Nango

Official docs: Dropbox API documentation

🧩 Pre-built syncs & actions for Dropbox

Enable them in your dashboard. Extend and customize to fit your needs.

Folders

Function name	Description	Type	Source code
folder-content	Fetches the top-level content (files and folders) of a Dropbox folder given its path. If no path is provided, it fetches content from the root folder.	Action	🔗 Github

Users

Function name	Description	Type	Source code
create-user	Creates a user in Dropbox. Requires Dropbox Business.	Action	🔗 Github
delete-user	Deletes a user in Dropbox. Requires Dropbox Business.	Action	🔗 Github
users	Fetches a list of users from Dropbox. Requires Dropbox Business.	Sync	🔗 Github

Others

Function name	Description	Type	Source code
files	Sync the metadata of a specified files or folders paths from Dropbox. A file or folder id or path can be used.	Sync	🔗 Github

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