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Dropbox OAuth API

_md__OpenApi::TAG::OAUTH::DESCRIPTION

Dropbox OAuth API is one of 29 APIs that Dropbox publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.hellosign.com/v3.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3.0.0
Base URL
https://api.dropboxapi.com
Authentication
HTTP Basic, HTTP Bearer
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Dropbox OAuth API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (api_key). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (oauth2). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • api_key — tOpenApi::AUTH::APIKEY
  • oauth2 — tOpenApi::AUTH::OAUTH

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

OAuth 2

mdOpenApi::TAG::OAUTH::DESCRIPTION

POST
/oauth/token
Dropbox tOAuthTokenGenerate::SUMMARY
oauthTokenGenerate body → 200
POST
/oauth/token?refresh
Dropbox tOAuthTokenRefresh::SUMMARY
oauthTokenRefresh body → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are OAuthTokenGenerateRequest (5 properties), OAuthTokenResponse (5 properties), OAuthTokenRefreshRequest (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

OAuthTokenResponse
object
5 properties
OAuthTokenGenerateRequest
object
5 properties 5 required
OAuthTokenRefreshRequest
object
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

dropbox-oauth-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Dropbox publishes across the network.

Dropbox Account API
Dropbox Api App API
Dropbox Auth API
Dropbox Bulk Send Job API
Dropbox Check API
Dropbox Contacts API
Dropbox Embedded API
Dropbox File_properties API
Dropbox File_requests API
Dropbox Files API
Dropbox Report API
Dropbox Sharing API
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