How to authorize a Dropbox account

The Dropbox component must be authorized to access a Dropbox account before it can send content to a Dropbox folder.

The AutoStore Dropbox Web Authorization service must be started prior to adding an account. For more information about configuring and starting the AutoStore Dropbox Web Authorization service, see Web Authorization Configuration Tool.
  1. In the Dropbox or Dropbox eConnector component settings, click the Manage Accounts button.
  2. In the Manage Accounts dialog box, click the Authorize New button.
  3. On the AutoStore Dropbox Authorization browser page, click the Start button to start the DropBox authorization process..
  4. On the API Request Authorization browser page, enter the email address and password for a Dropbox account, and click Sign in.
  5. The next page prompts to allow AutoStore to connect to your Dropbox account. Click Allow.
  6. Copy the code and close the API Request Authorization browser window.
  7. Go back to the AutoStore Dropbox Authorization page, paste the above code into the OAuth Code textbox and enter an account alias to label the account. Click Submit.
    The AutoStore Dropbox Authorization page reappears displaying the message: "The Dropbox authorization has been completed successfully for alias: alias."
  8. Close the web browser, and in the Dropbox Web Authorization dialog box, click Finish.
Completing these steps adds the account to the authorized cache location.