Dropbox
Dropbox connector for reading files, folders, and shared folder membership. Primarily used for document migration workflows - retrieving content from legacy Dropbox Business accounts for indexing or transfer to SharePoint.
Authentication: OAuth 2.0 (refresh token)
System type: DROPBOX
API reference: Dropbox API v2
Supported resources
Section titled “Supported resources”| Resource | FETCH | LOOKUP |
|---|---|---|
folders |
✓ | |
files |
✓ | ✓ |
account_space |
✓ | |
shared_folders |
✓ | |
folder_members |
✓ |
FETCH on files supports recursive traversal or flat listing, with optional extension filtering. LOOKUP on files downloads the file content. LOOKUP on folder_members returns the member list for a shared folder.
This connector is read-focused - Demiton does not write files to Dropbox.
Connection setup
Section titled “Connection setup”Required values:
- App Key - Dropbox app key
- App Secret - Dropbox app secret
- Refresh Token - obtained via the Dropbox OAuth flow
Security
Section titled “Security”Access type: Read-only
Demiton reads files and folder metadata from Dropbox. No files are written or deleted.
Permissions required: Dropbox OAuth app with access scoped to the folders your workflows need. Use the minimum Dropbox permission scope required - files.content.read and sharing.read for most workflows.
Data sensitivity: Depends on the content stored. Document access in Demiton is subject to identity-bound access controls.
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”- Connecting a System - step-by-step wizard for setting up the connector
- SharePoint - alternative document store connector
- MCP Server - query Dropbox documents through Claude once connected
- Connect your operation - talk to us about scoping a Connected deployment