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Dropbox Sharing API

This namespace contains endpoints and data types for creating and managing shared links and shared folders.

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

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

This API exposes 37 operations across 37 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

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

37 operations 37 paths 0 schemas 37 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.dropboxapi.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Dropbox Sharing API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 37

Across 37 paths, the API surfaces 37 operations — 37 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Sharing 37

This namespace contains endpoints and data types for creating and managing shared links and shared folders.

POST
/2/sharing/add_file_member
Dropbox addfilemember
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/add_folder_member
Dropbox addfoldermember
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/check_job_status
Dropbox checkjobstatus
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/check_remove_member_job_status
Dropbox checkremovememberjobstatus
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/check_share_job_status
Dropbox checksharejobstatus
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/get_file_metadata
Dropbox getfilemetadata
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/get_file_metadata/batch
Dropbox getfilemetadata/batch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/get_folder_metadata
Dropbox getfoldermetadata
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/get_shared_link_file
Dropbox getsharedlinkfile
1 param → 200
POST
/2/sharing/get_shared_link_metadata
Dropbox getsharedlinkmetadata
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_file_members
Dropbox listfilemembers
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_file_members/batch
Dropbox listfilemembers/batch
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_file_members/continue
Dropbox listfilemembers/continue
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_folder_members/continue
Dropbox listfoldermembers/continue
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_folders
Dropbox listfolders
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_folders/continue
Dropbox listfolders/continue
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_mountable_folders
Dropbox listmountablefolders
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_mountable_folders/continue
Dropbox listmountablefolders/continue
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_received_files
Dropbox listreceivedfiles
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_received_files/continue
Dropbox listreceivedfiles/continue
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/list_shared_links
Dropbox listsharedlinks
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/modify_shared_link_settings
Dropbox modifysharedlinksettings
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/mount_folder
Dropbox mountfolder
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/relinquish_file_membership
Dropbox relinquishfilemembership
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/relinquish_folder_membership
Dropbox relinquishfoldermembership
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/remove_file_member_2
Dropbox removefilemember2
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/remove_folder_member
Dropbox removefoldermember
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/revoke_shared_link
Dropbox revokesharedlink
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/set_access_inheritance
Dropbox setaccessinheritance
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/share_folder
Dropbox sharefolder
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/transfer_folder
Dropbox transferfolder
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/unmount_folder
Dropbox unmountfolder
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/unshare_file
Dropbox unsharefile
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/unshare_folder
Dropbox unsharefolder
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/update_file_member
Dropbox updatefilemember
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/update_folder_member
Dropbox updatefoldermember
1 param body → 200
POST
/2/sharing/update_folder_policy
Dropbox updatefolderpolicy
1 param body → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

dropbox-sharing-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Dropbox Check API
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Dropbox Embedded API
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Dropbox Files API
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