This article guides you on how to create a new app on the DBX Platform as well as get App Key and Access Token. You can use this information to integrate your Dropbox with other plugins on your sites such as our PDA Dropbox Integration extension.
In the article, we will walk you through the flowing steps:
Login to Dropbox Account
- Already have a Dropbox Business account? Sign in here.
- If you don’t have a Dropbox Business account yet, you will need to sign up here.
Create a New App
Step 1: Visit the Dropbox App Console and click on Create App button
Step 2: Select Dropbox API and then Full Dropbox type which allows our plugin to access to all files and folders in your Dropbox
Step 3: Name your app
You can follow Developer branding guide to choose a proper name for your app.
Then tick “I agree to Dropbox API Terms and Conditions” box and click on Create app to complete the step.
Note that if you have both personal and business accounts, you have to choose which account owns the app. After that, you will be asked to log into that account.
Get App Key
After completing the above steps, you will be redirected to your App Console where you can configure the created app’s settings. Under the Settings tab, you will see the App Key.
Generate an Access Token
From the App Console screen, you will also see the OAuth 2 section. Simply click on Generated access token button to create a token which can be used to access your account via the API.
Go back to our extension’s settings page and enter your App Key and the generated Access Token as follows:
Add domains
In addition, you need to enter the domain(s) of your sites in which you install and activate our plugin on into Chooser/Saver domains field. This ensures that our extension will work properly on your sites when integrating with other plugins, e.g. WooCommerce.
