Dropbox API is available

https://www.dropbox.com/developers

by SlyShy • 16 years ago

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jrnkntl• 16 years ago

Yeah, finally a usable filesystem for my iPad :)

mhd• 16 years ago

Considering that there are already lots of apps that support Dropbox, I believe that Apple couldn't have done the company a bigger favor. Wonder how many percent of downloads go to mobile devices…

felixmar• 16 years ago

Why is the developer page behind a log-in wall?

grinich• 16 years ago

How could you develop for Dropbox without an account?

jackowayed3• 16 years ago

Google can't index things behind a login wall (as far as we know...).

It's also just sort of annoying (you may have a dropbox account but not be logged in at the moment on the device you're using) and unnecessary.

wvenable• 16 years ago

I don't have an account but I'm still curious. If the API is interesting enough, it might be worth signing up.

gpmedia• 16 years ago

API pages look really informative. Looking forward to seeing what cool features will be added to other apps.

@jrnkntl I can also recommend icloud.com/mobile for the iPad. It's Read-only but it feels really nice. You can upload using Drop-on-Window using Chrome or Firefox.

xpaulbettsx• 16 years ago

Can anyone sum up what I can do with this API? I have some guesses, but there's no summary of what the capabilities are, and I don't want to parse through the 10+ page "getting started" guide to figure it out...

csallen• 16 years ago

Check out the first couple bullet points on the "About the API" page:

> Simple HTTP+JSON method of accessing a user's information in a user approved sandbox on the user's desktop. List, upload, delete, move, copy, and get files as well as many other features... A full event callback API allowing you to get simple asynchronous events to your web site or service whenever the user changes their sandbox.

adamdecaf• 16 years ago

Everything is done with HTTP requests (duh), if you want to upload a file then you make an HTTP POST request with the file data (just like with a normal file upload form) and the associated meta-data. The servers then process the file and give you links back to access it.

Fetching files will be processed similar to a download, php will "fetch" the file and then write it to disk. Then php can move or rename it via its functions.

Renaming, copying, and deleting files are all done with a single http request with a relevant response code (pass, fail, more info needed...).

Really, it's pretty simple and the included libraries seem to cover everything that most apps will need.

bradendouglass• 16 years ago

Top three apps I would love to see this integrate with: 1. Omnifocus 2. Textexpander (better than at the moment) 3. Clyppan

Dropbox, you all deserve a beer.

resdirector• 16 years ago

Quick hacker poll: what services are you thinking of building with this API?

jackowayed3• 16 years ago

I'm probably going to make a simple todo list app with it.

I want a todo list that I can edit with emacs, but that I also have available to me everywhere.

Basically, you'd have a Dropbox folder with as many files as you want, each of which would be a list. The files would just be a series of lines (probably prefixed with a * so it looks better as a text file)

I've thought about just doing this and using the Dropbox app on my phone, but I want a slightly prettier interface on my phone and the ability to edit on my phone.

almost• 16 years ago

Check out MobileOrg

kordless2• 16 years ago

A photo album site.

hboon• 16 years ago

I've been waiting for a follow up to my ticket for exactly 1 month for "Request for Mobile Access Key flag for application", despite numerous email requests for an update.

kordless2• 16 years ago

I've been waiting about 2 weeks I think. No clue where we're at with that.

megafotze• 16 years ago

nah, what are those stupid apis for anyways? always done this kind of stuff with wireshark and handmade POSTs/GETs ...

Dropbox API is available

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