Setting up Dropbox Account

• To set up a Dropbox Account, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the Dropbox Portal. (Ensure you are signed in)

  2. To create a new app, click on [Create apps].

• The options for creating a new app display.

• In “Choose an API”, select “Scoped access”.

• In the type of access, two (2) options display.

  • App folder (access to a specific folder)

  • Full Dropbox (access to the entire dropbox) Select this option to ensure maximum account support for the application.

    1. Enter App Name

    2. Click [Create app].

• The “Settings” tab is selected by default displaying the App key and App secret.

• Copy and save the App Key and App secret to be added to the Dropbox connector.

• To define the settings for permissions, go to the “Permissions” tab. To define read and write permissions, Under “Files and folders” select required options.

• In this case, select the following:

  • files.metadata.write

  • files.content.write

  • files.content.read

  • Sharing.write

  • Click [Submit] to save the changes