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Saver API

I have a website. I want to store files from clients in dropbox servers for security reasons.
So, I want to have a Form with some fields and the Saver API button for upload.
When my clients use the Save API button and upload a file, will the file reside ( be it in any folder like tmp or format like a name with tmp extension etc)on my web site server and before getting transferred to dropbox servers.

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Greg-DB

The Dropbox Saver is a way for web apps to allow end-users to save files to their own Dropbox accounts. The web app would provide the file(s) by supplying one Internet-accessible URL per file. Exactly where you host the files is up to you, as long as they are accessible on the Internet so that Dropbox can access them when needed for the Saver.

When prompted with the Saver, the user would decide if they want to save the file(s) into their Dropbox account. If the user does so, Dropbox then retrieves the file(s) from the Internet-accessible URL(s), and then saves the file(s) into the user's account (that is, whichever account the end-user is signed in to on www.dropbox.com at the time). The end-user can also choose which folder in their account to save the file(s) to.

You can try out a demo of the Saver in the documentation here.

sureshchn

I am sorry if my query was not complete or misleading. Please allow me to rephrase the same as follows:
The client(s) will upload sensitive (bank account statements, invoices etc) using the contact form on my WordPress Website.
Now, my question is when the client clicks the "Save to Dropbox" button, will the file he uploads goes directly into DropBox account or will it first get uploaded to the WordPress Website and then from there it goes to the DropBox account

I just tried the demo of the Saver in the documentation . When i drag and drop a file, a new tab on the chrome opens titled blocked - " about:blank#blocked ". NOTE : I am already signed into dropbox in another tab and when the button is clicked it shows the folders and files of my dropbox account

I am truly sorry to have not properly communicated the first time.

Thanks

Greg-DB

To clarify, the Dropbox Saver itself does not accept uploads of new files directly from the end-users. It requires that the web app supply the file(s) by the web app specifying the URL(s) for the file(s).

So, if the files are coming from the end-users, you'd need to first (using your own code) accept the file uploads from the end-users onto your server, and then create the URLs on your server which you would then pass to the Dropbox Saver, which the end-users could then use to save the files to their Dropbox accounts.