Meet Chrono, our scalable, consistent, metadata caching solution
What’s new with Robinhood, our in-house load balancing service
By leveraging PID controllers, Robinhood can now more quickly and effectively manage load imbalances.
Investigating the impact of HTTP3 on network latency for search
Customizing scopes in the OAuth app authorization flow
Learn how to configure and customize which scopes your app requests during the Dropbox OAuth 2 app authorization flow.
Dropbox API server root certificate changes coming in 2026
Learn about planned changes to the root certificates used on the Dropbox API servers, and how that will affect SDKs used to access the Dropbox API.
Listing the contents of all team-accessible namespaces
Learn how to list the contents of all of the namespaces across all members of a team using the Dropbox API
Using OAuth 2.0 with offline access
Learn how to use the Dropbox OAuth 2.0 app authorization flow with offline access
Migrating App Permissions and Access Tokens
Learn to migrate your legacy Dropbox app to the new scoped app model. This document guides you through permissions, scopes, short-lived tokens, and refresh tokens.
API updates to better support team spaces
Learn about changes and updates to the Dropbox API to support the latest features of Dropbox teams
Beta version of major SwiftyDropbox update available
Check out an updated version of the Dropbox Swift SDK with significant new features
Dropbox bug bounty program has paid out over $1,000,000
Lessons learned: Using a cybersecurity vendor to check for malicious links
Speeding up a Git monorepo at Dropbox with <200 lines of code
Engineering Dropbox Transfer: Making simple even simpler
JQuery to React: How we rewrote the HelloSign Editor
How Dropbox Replay keeps everyone in sync
The Great CoffeeScript to Typescript Migration of 2017
The software engineering lifecycle: How we built the new Dropbox Plus
Keeping sync fast with automated performance regression detection
Lepton image compression: saving 22% losslessly from images at 15MB/s
How we handled a recent phishing incident that targeted Dropbox
Defending against SSRF attacks (with help from our bug bounty program)
We’re using TTVC to measure performance on the web—and now you can too
Uploading file data in a performant manner
Learn how to upload files to Dropbox using the Dropbox API in a performant manner
OpenID Connect Released in Preview
Learn how to Dropbox as an OpenID Connect provider
Introducing Focus, a new open source Gradle plugin
Fighting the forces of clock skew when syncing password payloads
Making camera uploads for Android faster and more reliable
Security at scale: the Dropbox approach
Implement restrictive access using the Dropbox API
Learn to implement restricted access with nested permissions and folders in the Dropbox API.
How we’re making Dropbox data centers 100% carbon neutral
PKCE: What and Why?
Come learn about the PKCE OAuth flow! How it works, why it’s valuable, and how to use it to authorize your Dropbox app.
The Chooser, now for iOS and Android
How we managed our global supply chain through a year of lockdown
New Paper Endpoints Released in Preview
New endpoints are available to interact with Paper in the File System using the Dropbox API.
Automating contract management with Dropbox and Integromat
Learn how to automate workflows like contract management with Integromat’s new Dropbox integration
Detecting memory leaks in Android applications
Search Files Using the Dropbox API
There’s a new version of the search endpoint available in the Dropbox API. The new version is faster, supports more file types, and has many useful features.
Atlas: Our journey from a Python monolith to a managed platform
Now Available: Scoped apps and enhanced permissions
The Dropbox API has released support for scopes, PKCE, and refresh tokens. You can find the announcement and summary of new features here.
How we sped up Dropbox Android app startup by 30%
Why we chose Apache Superset as our data exploration platform
Sample: Embedded Requesting Workflows Using the HelloSign and Dropbox APIs
Use this code sample to learn how combine the HelloSign and Dropbox APIs to send Dropbox files for eSignature using an embedded requesting workflow.
Revamping the Android testing pipeline at Dropbox
New Sample: Image Flipping Extension
Learn to build your first Dropbox Extension using sample code in node.js
HelloSign API Webinar for the UK, Germany, and France
We’re hosting webinars on the HelloSign API in the UK, Germany, and France. Register today and come learn about the HelloSign API.
Building with Dropbox Webinar
Join our webinar to learn about Dropbox developer tools, meet our Developer Evangelists, and get started building with the Dropbox API.
Our counterintuitive fix for Android path normalization
New and Improved Developer Guides
New developer guides for the Dropbox API are available for OAuth, File Access, Sharing, Extensions, Team Files, Team Administration, Performance, Error Handling, and Detecting Changes.
Manage team sharing in your Dropbox App
Learn to add more advanced team sharing mechanisms to your Dropbox App from the lens of a college professor. Examples in Python SDK.
How Clipchamp integrated with Dropbox to make video editing easy for all
Learn how Clipchamp integrated with Dropbox to make video editing easy for anyone and empower people to share stories through video.
Now Available: Dropbox Embedder
The Dropbox Embedder is officially released and already being used in the wild. Developers can use the Embedder to embed Dropbox content on non-Dropbox surfaces.
How we ensure credible analytics on Dropbox mobile apps
Build your own Dropbox Extensions
Dropbox Extensions are now open to all developers. Give users the ability to trigger a workflow in your app directly from their file in Dropbox.
Dropbox App Center in Beta
The Dropbox App Center is launched in beta. The App Center is a centralized place to find tools that enhance your Dropbox experience.
Automating Dropbox File Request Workflows using Tray.io
Learn to automate the collection and organization of files using Dropbox File Requests within a Tray.io workflow.
Crash reporting in desktop Python applications
How we rolled out one of the largest Python 3 migrations ever
Dropbox dives into CoffeeScript
During July's Hackweek, the three of us rewrote Dropbox's full browser-side codebase to use CoffeeScript instead of JavaScript, and we've been really happy with how it's been going so far. This is a controversial subject, so we thought we'd start by explaining why...