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Solution for Dropbox API where I have a non-standard setup.
My app is single-page server-side javascript/HTML, but I don't use Node. This seems to mean that I can't just import {Dropbox} from 'dropbox' I am able to access use the chooser and saver by usin...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staffchainsbomb As Здравко said, it's not necessary to use an SDK to access the Dropbox API, as you can construct the network requests directly.
It is worth nothing though that the official Dropbox API v2 JavaScript SDK supports both back-end Node and front-end browser JavaScript environments. So, you can use a <script> tag to import the Dropbox API v2 JavaScript SDK into browser JavaScript, from a CDN of your choice. Dropbox doesn't require or endorse any particular CDN, but for example, the Dropbox API v2 JavaScript SDK is available on cdnjs.
Hi Greg-DB,
Can you provide a simple example of what I need to do in my JavaScript to use the Dropbox SDK using a CDN? I have the script statement in my HTML header, but I don't know how to access it in my JS. One example I found using the "import" statement, but apparently that doesn't work unless I have the SDK installed in my project. Your help is greatly appreciated!
-Dan-
- Greg-DB
djschoch The script tag in the examples load the SDK from a local copy, but if you want to use the Dropbox JavaScript SDK in browser JavaScript and load it from a CDN, you should be able to do so like this, and access the 'Dropbox' object:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/dropbox.js/10.34.0/Dropbox-sdk.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> console.log(Dropbox); </script> </head> <body> </body> </html>Here I've just logged the object as a way to check it is available. As long as that is loaded successfully, you should then be able to use that 'Dropbox' object like in the examples here, for instance.
Greg-DB,
Thank you SO MUCH for your help. This is exactly the jumpstart I needed. I fumbled a bit, but I now have a basic call working successfully. Your help is very much appreciated.
One last question (this is probably in the documentation somewhere; I apologize for being lazy at the moment): Can you show how to get a current access token, based on my appKey (and appSecret?)? Also, how long is the access token valid?
THANKS again,
-Dan-
- Greg-DB
djschoch Check out the example here to see how to process the OAuth app authorization flow with the Dropbox JavaScript SDK to get an access token.
Dropbox issues short-lived access tokens which are valid for a few hours. You can get the exact expiration information from the API when it returns the access token, e.g., it would be available in 'response.result.expires_in' in the getAccessTokenFromCode callback in that example.
You can find more information on the authorization functionality in the OAuth Guide and authorization documentation.
