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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.
Sorry for the late reply, I understand now why I have to do the authorization step. I followed the Image Flipping code on GitHub and successfully got my user in, but I noticed it works with an old version of the Dropbox Javascript SDK; I tried to use the latest version but the code didn't go through because there's no "getAuthenticationURL" in the new SDK. Can I still use the old version or should I try to use the latest version?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staffsosnos 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.
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