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Is it possible for non-admin users to get team files and upload them to S3?

Hello everyone, I have a question. I just started using the Dropbox API. Now I have a question. Can non-admin users get the files under the team through the API and upload them to AWS S3? I found that if my app adds the team_data.content.read permission, it will prompt when trying to authorize: You must be a team administrator to authorise this app. Either log in to a Dropbox for Business admin account or contact an existing administrator for your team. My question is, is it possible for non-admin users to get team files and upload them to S3, or does it have to be obtained by an admin user?

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Hi @shaoyunwu,

API apps with team scopes can only be authorized by team admins.

Based on the brief description of your use case, it sounds like you might be able to achieve your goal by interacting with User Endpoints only. In which case, you can just remove team scopes and have team members authorize your app to act on their behalf as needed.

If you determine your app still needs team scopes, to interact with Business Endpoints, you can configure API calls to operate as a selected user by using the "Dropbox-API-Select-User" header. You can find information on how to use this in the Team Files Guide.

Keep in mind that the Business Endpoints requiring the 'team_data.content.read' scope do not return any files to download, that can be achieved with User Endpoints, such as /2/files/download.