Dropbox launches an API v2 Explorer for faster prototyping
Dropbox has released a new web-based tool designed to make it easier for developers to explore the Dropbox API v2 and prototype ideas. The project, available now, is aimed at removing the friction developers often encounter when switching between documentation and a terminal while testing API calls.
In a post on the Dropbox Tech blog, engineer Arun Debray described the tool as a response to a familiar pain point: the frustration of crafting API requests manually, only to be met with syntax errors. The new Dropbox API Explorer provides a graphical interface where developers can browse API endpoints, generate an OAuth2 token without extra setup, and automatically produce either cURL commands or Python code for the requests they are experimenting with.
Dropbox says the Explorer is intended to help developers get started with the API v2, test their own example payloads, and speed up early-stage prototyping.
Link: https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-api-v2-explorer/
