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Gert-Jan K.
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10 years ago

Using API from Excel VBA

Hello, I'm trying to figure out how the API exactly works to download files from Dropbox from Excel VBA (2010, 2013). The main issue for now is how to get past the authorization part. I'v setup ...
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Greg-DB
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10 years ago

That endpoint is only supported for apps with the full Dropbox permission, so you'll get this error if you call using an app with a different permission, per the documentation:

> This API endpoint requires Full Dropbox permission.

If you want to use that endpoint you can register an app for the full Dropbox permission.

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