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To Create an App in Dropbox developer Account​

  • Go to https://www.dropbox.com/developers

  • Click on Create apps tab to create a new app. Dropbox Console

  • Under Choose an API section, select Scoped Access.

  • Under Choose the type of access you need, select Full Dropbox.

  • Enter a name for your custom app. Dropbox Console

  • If you have a personal and a business account which are linked, you will be asked to select which account you want to own the app. Once you make a selection, you will be asked to sign in to that account.

  • Click the Create app button Dropbox Console

  • Add the OAuth Redirect URI provided in the add-on settings page to your Dropbox app settings under the OAuth2 Redirect URIs section. Dropbox Console

  • Go to the permissions tab and select the files.content.write and files.content.read permissions in order to read your Dropbox user directories and to write files to them upon form submission. Dropbox Console

  • Click the Submit button at the bottom of the page to end the process. Dropbox Console

Setting up your Dropbox storage on CloudTDMS​

Open the storages tab and insert the following values for your new Dropbox storage

  • Name: Name for the storage.
  • Token: Dropbox account security token.