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Dropbox Business

The Dropbox Business modules enable you to monitor, publish or update posts, photos, and videos in your Dropbox Business account.

Getting Started with Dropbox Business

Prerequisites

  • A Dropbox Business account

In order to use Dropbox Business with Ibexa Connect, it is necessary to have a Dropbox Business account. If you do not have one, you can create a Dropbox Business account at https://www.dropbox.com/business.

Note

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Ibexa Connect scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Dropbox Business to Ibexa Connect

To connect your Dropbox Business account to Ibexa Connect follow the general instructions for Connecting to services.

After you click the Continue button, Ibexa Connect will redirect you to the Dropbox Business website where you will be prompted to grant Ibexa Connect access to your account.

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1. Confirm the dialog by clicking the Continue button.

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2. Confirm the access to the team by clicking the Allow button.

The connection to your Dropbox account has been established.

If you are not sure what is going on in your Dropbox account, we recommend to check Admin Console > Activity log.

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Group

List Groups

Lists groups on a team.

Limit Set the maximum number of groups Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Create a Group

Creates a new group with no members.

Group Name Enter the name of the new group.
Group Management Type Select whether the team can be managed by selected users (user managed), or only by team admins (company managed).

Get a Group's Info

Retrieves details of the specified group.

Group ID Select or enter (map) the ID of the group you want to retrieve details about.

Update a Group

Updates a group name or/and group management type.

Group ID Select or enter (map) the ID of the group you want to update.
Group Name Enter the name for the new group.
Group Management Type Select whether the team can be managed by selected users (user managed), or only by team admins (company managed).

Add Members to a Group

Adds members to a group.

Group ID

Select or enter (map) the ID of the group you want to add a member.

Members

Add at least one member you want to add to the group.

Team Member ID: Select or map the user you want to add to the group.

Access Type: Select a role of a user in the group.

Delete a Group

Deletes a group.

Group ID Enter (map) or select the ID of the group you want to delete.

Member

Watch Team Members

Returns member details when a new member is invited or joined a team.

Watch Team Members Select whether you want to watch joined users (by joined time) or invited users (by invited time).
Limit Set the maximum number of members Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

List Team Members

Retrieves details of members of a team.

Include removed members Enable this option to retrieve also removed members.
Limit Set the maximum number of members Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Get a Team Member's Info

Retrieves team member details.

Team Member ID Enter (map) or select the user you want to retrieve details about.

Team Folder

There are two types of Dropbox accounts:

  • The new Dropbox Business account that uses team spaces.

  • Legacy Dropbox Business account that uses team folders only, no team spaces.

If you are using the new Dropbox account (with team spaces), to work with team folders please use our Dropbox modules (not the Dropbox Business modules).

Create a Team Folder

Creates a team folder in your Dropbox Business account (legacy account) with no members.

To create a folder in your new Dropbox Business (team spaces) account, please use the Dropbox > Create a Folder module.

Team Folder Name

Enter the name for the new team folder.

Sync Setting

Apply the sync setting to the folder.

Members

Add a group whose members can access the team folder.

Group ID: Select or map the ID of the group you want to grant access to the folder.

Access Level : Select whether the group members can edit or view the folder.

List Team Folders

Retrieves all team folders.

To list folders in your new Dropbox Business account (team spaces), please use the Dropbox > List all files or all subfolders in a folder module.

Limit Set the maximum number of folders Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Get a Team Folder

Retrieves the details of a team folder.

To retrieve folder details in your new Dropbox Business account (team spaces), please use the Dropbox > Get a folder metadata module.

Team Folder ID Enter (map) or select the folder you want to retrieve details about.

Rename a Team Folder

Changes an active team folder's name.

To rename a folder in your new Dropbox Business account (team spaces), please use Dropbox > Rename a file or a folder module.

Team Folder ID Enter (map) or select the folder you want to rename.
Name Enter the new name for the folder.

Delete a Team Folder

Permanently deletes an archived team folder.

To delete a team folder in your new Dropbox Business account (team spaces), please use the Dropbox > Delete a file or a folder module.

Team Folder ID Enter (map) or select the folder you want to delete.

Archive/Activate Team Folder

Sets a team folder as active or archived.

This module is not needed when using the new Dropbox Business account (team spaces).

Select Select whether you want to archive or activate the folder.
Team Folder ID Enter (map) or select the folder you want to activate or archive.

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://api.dropboxapi.com. E.g. /2/team/groups/list

For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Dropbox API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET to retrieve information for an entry.

POST to create a new entry.

PUT to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH to make a partial entry update.

DELETE to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - List Groups on a Team

The following API call returns all the groups on a team in your Dropbox account:

URL: /2/team/groups/list

Method: POST

Headers:

All headers must be removed otherwise, an error is returned.

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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > groups. In our example, 6 groups were returned:

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