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How can others upload to my folders without a Dropbox account using APIs (DBX Platform)
Using the DBX Platform, is it possible to allow non-Dropbox users (users who don't have a Dropbox account) to upload large files (>=20GB) directly to my account. I know that non-Dropbox users can download files with shareable links, but can they upload large files as well?
For example, this is possible with a different cloud storage service called pCloud. Using pCloud's APIs I can create public link folders, and then share these links with others. Non-pCloud users can then upload unlimited files and file sizes directly to my account using these links. See images below:
the public link
the page they're directed to which allows them to upload files to my account
Overall, I need users to be able to upload >=20GB files to my dropbox account without them having to create an account themselves. Is the generally possible?
Thanks!
Hey Rich, thanks for your response! I found those links before posting, but they didn't address whether or not the user had to be signed in. Stupidly, I didn't test with a file request from my own account until just now. Turns out it works! Thank you 🙂
Follow up question, do you know if it's possible to allow non-Dropbox users to leave timestamped comments on video files. It appears that they have to be signed in to leave comments.
Thanks!
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