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Scoped access within shared environment

Hey Dropbox team,

I have tried to find how to approach this but can't seem to get a clear answer.

Our situation: Shared dropbox directory with 5 members. These members should have access to the outputs from some automation tools. (Github actions produces .exe which gets uploaded to dropbox for all members to enyoy).

Now i would like for my automation tool to only have access to the /AutomationOutputs/ directory as the rest of the drive is filled with important data which we do not want to lose.

I could program my automations in a way where they never thread out of the AutomationOutputs/ directory, but I would prefer to limit the scope for the tool itself so that could never happen.

What would be the suggested approach for this situation?

With kind regards,

Joppe

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DB-Des

Hi @joppeaa

It isn't currently possible for API apps to have access to a single shared folder.

API apps can only be configured with one of the following permission types:

Full Dropbox access: The app can access all files and folders in a user’s Dropbox.
App Folder access: The app is limited to a dedicated folder within the user’s Dropbox that’s created specifically for that app.

That said, I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.