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Compatible with Fusion version: 4.0.0 through 5.12.0
V1 deprecation and removal noticeStarting in Fusion 5.12.0, all V1 connectors are deprecated. This means they are no longer being actively developed and will be removed in Fusion 5.13.0.The replacement for this connector is in active development at this time and will be released at a future date.If you are using this connector, you must migrate to the replacement connector or a supported alternative before upgrading to Fusion 5.13.0. We recommend migrating to the replacement connector as soon as possible to avoid any disruption to your workflows.
This connector is not available in Fusion 4.1.x.
To fetch content from Dropbox, you must have an OAuth token accessible to the crawler so it can properly authenticate. If you want to crawl all of the files owned by the account, you can simply use / as the startLink. The startLink for a folder is its share link:
  • In the Dropbox Web UI, navigate to the folder and then to Share Folder > Share with Dropbox > Create Link (or Copy Link if the link has already been created).
  • In the Dropbox integration for the Finder in OS X , select the folder, right-click, and select Copy Dropbox Link.

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Learn more

The Dropbox connector retrieves data from a Dropbox cloud-based data repository.In order to authenticate to Dropbox, you must have an access token. This is obtained by first creating an app in the Dropbox platform as follows:
  1. Go to https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps and sign in with your Dropbox credentials. The My Apps page appears.
  2. Click Create app. Dropbox prompts you to enter the following information:
    1. Choose an API: Select Dropbox API.
    2. Choose the type of access you need: Select Full Dropbox.
    3. Name your app: Enter an arbitrary string to identify your Dropbox app.
  3. Click Create app. Dropbox displays the complete settings for your new app.
  4. Under OAuth 2 > Generated access token, click Generate.
  5. Copy the new access token.
  6. In Fusion UI, paste the access token into the DROPBOX OAUTH ACCESS TOKEN field of the Dropbox connector configuration panel.
    If you are using the REST API, this is the value of the property f.fs.oAuthAccessToken.

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Configuration

When entering configuration values in the UI, use unescaped characters, such as \t for the tab character. When entering configuration values in the API, use escaped characters, such as \\t for the tab character.