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Dropbox Authentication only with code
I need to create a React app that gives the possibility of uploading files on Dropbox, and I'm having some doubts about how to make the Dropbox Authentication with Javascript code. I don't want the u...
sosnos We recommend using the latest version of the official Dropbox SDK. You can find the official API v2 Dropbox JavaScript SDK here, including the official documentation and examples. That does contain the 'getAuthenticationUrl' method, documented here. You can find an example of using that here.
In addition to what Greg said, I would add that there is a very good reason for requiring that the user go through the explicit authorization process on a web page at least once. If there were a way to accomplish the same thing without ever sending the user to a web page, it would then be possible for malicious app code to trick the user into devulging their Dropbox password to the app. If an app can see the user's Dropbox password then the app could send it to a malicious entity that could then break into the user's Dropbox and compromise their privacy. As it is, the app never sees the user's password. And the web page ensures that the user is fully informed as to why they are being asked for their password, and their security is protected.
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