Dropbox

🚀 Quickstart

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

Create the integration

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

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.

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
Node

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": ""}'

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.

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.

Files

Function name	Description	Type	Source code
`batch-copy-files-or-folders`	Copy multiple files or folders to new Dropbox paths in one batch job	Action	🔗 Github
`batch-create-folders`	Create multiple Dropbox folders in one batch request	Action	🔗 Github
`batch-delete-files-or-folders`	Delete multiple Dropbox files or folders in one batch job	Action	🔗 Github
`batch-move-files-or-folders`	Move multiple Dropbox files or folders to new locations in one batch job.	Action	🔗 Github
`check-batch-copy-files-or-folders`	Check the status of a Dropbox batch copy job using its async job ID.	Action	🔗 Github
`check-batch-delete-files-or-folders`	Check the status of a Dropbox batch delete job using its async job ID.	Action	🔗 Github
`check-batch-move-files-or-folders`	Check the status of a Dropbox batch move job using its async job ID.	Action	🔗 Github
`copy-file-or-folder`	Copy a Dropbox file or folder to a different path.	Action	🔗 Github
`create-folder`	Create a folder at a Dropbox path.	Action	🔗 Github
`delete-file-or-folder`	Delete a Dropbox file or folder by path	Action	🔗 Github
`download-file`	Download file contents from Dropbox.	Action	🔗 Github
`download-folder-as-zip`	Download a Dropbox folder as a zip archive	Action	🔗 Github
`get-file-or-folder-metadata`	Retrieve metadata for a Dropbox file or folder	Action	🔗 Github
`get-file-temporary-link`	Generate a temporary Dropbox link for file content streaming.	Action	🔗 Github
`list-file-revisions`	List revisions for a Dropbox file by path or file id.	Action	🔗 Github
`list-folder`	List Dropbox folder contents with pagination and optional recursion.	Action	🔗 Github
`move-file-or-folder`	Move a Dropbox file or folder to a different path	Action	🔗 Github
`restore-file-revision`	Restore a previous Dropbox file revision to the current path	Action	🔗 Github
`search-files-and-folders`	Search Dropbox files and folders by query text and path scope.	Action	🔗 Github
`upload-file`	Upload a small file directly to Dropbox.	Action	🔗 Github
`upload-large-file`	Upload a large file to Dropbox with an upload session	Action	🔗 Github

Function name	Description	Type	Source code
`check-unshare-folder`	Check the status of a Dropbox unshare folder job using its async job ID.	Action	🔗 Github
`create-shared-link`	Create a shared link for a Dropbox file or folder with optional settings.	Action	🔗 Github
`list-shared-folders`	List shared folders available to the current Dropbox user.	Action	🔗 Github
`list-shared-links`	List shared links for the current user or for a specific path	Action	🔗 Github
`modify-shared-link-settings`	Update settings on an existing Dropbox shared link.	Action	🔗 Github
`revoke-shared-link`	Revoke a Dropbox shared link so it no longer grants access.	Action	🔗 Github
`share-folder`	Turn a Dropbox folder into a shared folder for collaborators	Action	🔗 Github
`unshare-folder`	Unshare a Dropbox shared folder as its owner.	Action	🔗 Github

Users

Function name	Description	Type	Source code
`create-user`	Creates a user in Dropbox. Requires Dropbox Business.	Action	🔗 Github
`get-current-account`	Retrieve the authenticated Dropbox account profile.	Action	🔗 Github

Others

Function name	Description	Type	Source code
`files`	Sync Dropbox file metadata from configured root paths using list folder cursors.	Sync	🔗 Github
`folders`	Sync Dropbox folder metadata from configured root paths.	Sync	🔗 Github
`shared-folders`	Sync shared folder metadata visible to the current Dropbox user.	Sync	🔗 Github
`shared-links`	Sync Dropbox shared links for the current user or configured path scopes.	Sync	🔗 Github

Overview

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🚀 Quickstart

📚 Dropbox Integration Guides

🧩 Pre-built syncs & actions for Dropbox

Files

Users

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Overview

700+ APIs & Integrations

Documentation Index

​🚀 Quickstart

​📚 Dropbox Integration Guides

​🧩 Pre-built syncs & actions for Dropbox

​Files

​Sharing

​Users

​Others

🚀 Quickstart

📚 Dropbox Integration Guides

🧩 Pre-built syncs & actions for Dropbox

Files

Sharing

Users

Others