How to transfer files from one dropbox account to another dropbox account programmatically?

gauravsc

I am lookingfor a way to transfer files from one account to another dropbox account. I would like to achieve this programmatically (.Net/ Javascript). I tried to look up in forum/stack overflow and drop box docs, but unable to find any relative explanation. I want to do it on dropbox side, like if there is any api call or something available which lets me to copy files, rather than downloading from one account and uploading again on another. If something is there, please help. I am starting to develop and kind of new here on this platform.

Greg-DB

It sounds like you're using two different apps; one for the source account, and one for the destination account. In order to use a copy reference between two accounts, they'll both need to be connected to the same app.

So, you should create an app on just one account, and then get an access token for that same app for each of the different accounts.

For the account that owns the app, you can do so easily by using the "Generate" button on the app's page on the App Console.

For the other account though, you'll need to use the OAuth app authorization flow:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/oauth-guide
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#authorization