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The Dropbox Connector will crawl content from a Dropbox repository.
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Introduction
The connector was created with Dropbox API v2, is a set of HTTP endpoints that for application integration which will be accessed through the Dropbox Java SDK.
The Aspire connector was created and tested using a Dropbox Enterprise account.
User Account Requirements
The connector crawls only Dropbox Bussiness account.Some of the features of the Dropbox connector include:
App Requirements and 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 Scopped Access, assign full Dropbox permission and insert your App Name (App name should be unique).
Step 4: After create 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.
Environment Requirements
Framework and Connector Features
Framework Features
| Name | Supported |
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| Content Crawling | yes |
| Identity Crawling | no |
| Snapshot-based Incrementals | yes |
| Non-snapshot-based Incrementals | no |
| Document Hierarchy | yes |
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 is able to 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.
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