Introduction

The connector was created with Dropbox API v2, which is a set of HTTP endpoints that will be accessed through the Dropbox Java SDK for application integration.  

The Aspire connector was created and tested using a Dropbox Enterprise account. 

 Account Requirements and App Permissions

Step 1: Please visit the App Console - Dropbox website and log in with account details.

Step 2: After login, now click on Create App.

Step 3: Enable Scoped Access, assign full Dropbox permission, and insert your App Name (App name should be unique).

Step 4: After creating the app, go to the Permissions tab and assign the permissions as displayed in the below images:

Assign all the permissions displayed in the above images. Enable all the checkboxes displayed in the above image in the permissions tab, and then click on the “Submit” button displaying at the bottom.

Framework and Connector Features

Framework Features

Connector Features

The Dropbox connector has the following features:

• Scans all the Team Members Folders.
• Scans all the Share Folders.
• Scans all the Team Folders.
• Extracts information from these 3 types of folders.

Content Retrieved

The Dropbox connector can crawl the following objects:

• Pages.
• Folders.
• Files.

Limitations

The Dropbox Connector has the following limitations:

• Only crawl the Dropbox Business accounts.
• Doesn't have specific crawl by folders.
• The access token expires every four hours, the system launches a warning such as: "The access token expired", a new token must be generated and placed in Dropbox Credentials.