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API trigger to send images to server once uploaded in drop box
We use dropbox to put images that some people access. In the end we send these images to a server running laravel.
Does dorpbox have some type of trigger when images are uploaded they can sync or upload to the server folder?
or can I use dropbx API along with rsync and periodically fetch the new changes from a dropbox folder?
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox doesn't offer automated triggers quite like that, but Dropbox does offer an API you can use for listing, uploading, and downloading files, among other operations. You could use it to program your own custom automation. You can find everything you need to get started with the Dropbox API, including documentation, tutorials, and SDKs here:
For example, you can list files/folders, and then stay up to date with further changes, using:
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-list_folder
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-list_folder-continue
You can also get notified of changes using webhooks:
And you can download files using:
By the way, those are links to the documentation for the HTTPS endpoints themselves, but we recommend using one of the official SDKs if possible:
Those have corresponding native methods for the HTTPS endpoints.
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