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Restrictive Folder Access Control

2 posts · Nov 2019 – Dec 2019

What this trail covers

Dropbox introduced the ability for Business users to create folders with restricted audiences that do not inherit permissions from their parent folders. This allows for more granular control over access, enabling specific individual members or groups to be added to sub-folders, enhancing security and privacy for sensitive projects. The system supports creating new restricted folders and modifying existing ones via the Dropbox API, including endpoints for sharing, adding/removing members, and set

All Dropbox trails
  1. Implement restrictive access using the Dropbox APIThis post details the implementation of restrictive folder access control within Dropbox Business. It explains how to break permission inheritance from parent folders using the `/sharing/share_folder` and `/sharing/set_access_inheritance` API endpoints with the `no_inherit` option. It also covers adding and removing specific members or groups to these restricted folders using `/sharing/add_folder_member` and `/sharing/remove_folder_member` endpoints, and restoring inherited permissions with `/sharing/set_access_inheritance` using the `inherit` option. Use cases and common questions regarding who can restrict access and error messages are also addressed.
  2. Manage team sharing in your Dropbox AppThis post details how to programmatically manage team sharing in Dropbox Business accounts using the Dropbox API. It covers creating apps with 'Team member management' and 'Team member file access' permissions, adding members to a team, organizing members into groups, assigning group owners, and sharing folders with groups. It also explains how to create team-only shared links. The technical details include specific API endpoints like `/team/members/add`, `/team/groups/create`, `/team/groups/members/add`, `/sharing/list_folders`, `/sharing/add_folder_member`, and `/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings`, along with Python SDK code examples.