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HTTP API connector An HTTP API described by an OpenAPI spec, not an MCP server. Calls go to https://api.dropbox.com and carry the credential the connect dialog asks for.

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What the skill can do

API connector: 191 actions, as they appear in the skill panel. 191 of them create, change or delete something in Dropbox; mark those under These actions need approval when you add the skill to an agent.
  • File management (44): Check Copy Batch Status, Copy Multiple Files, Create New Folder, Check Deletion Status, Get File Preview, Get Temporary Link, Get Multiple Thumbnails, Move File or Folder, Permanently Delete File, Save File from URL, Create Multiple Folders, Get File Metadata, Get Temporary Upload Link, Get Latest Folder Cursor, and 30 more
  • Team administration (39): Admin Get Feature Values, Get Group Job Status, Continue Listing Group Members, Continue Listing Groups, Add Secondary Emails, Delete Secondary Emails, Resend Verification Emails, Set Member Admin Permissions, Suspend Member, Unsuspend Member, Get Team Activity Report, Get Team Devices Report, Get Team Storage Report, Activate Team Folder, and 25 more
  • Sharing service (35): Check Share Folder Status, Get Shared Folder Metadata, List File Members Info, Relinquish Folder Membership, Unshare Folder, Update File Member Permissions, Add Members to Folder, Check Async Job Status, Continue Listing Folder Members, List Mountable Folders, Continue Listing Mountable Folders, List Received Files, Continue Listing Received Files, List Shared Links, and 21 more
  • File property system (18): Overwrite File Properties, Search for Property Values, Update File Properties, Get User Template, Remove Team Template, Add Properties to File, List User Templates, Remove User Template, Update Team Template, Update User Template, Continue Property Search, Remove Properties from File, Add Template for Team, Add Template for User, and 4 more
  • Group management (9): Create New Group, Remove Members from Group, Delete Group, Get Group Info, List All Groups, Set Member Access Type, Add Members to Group, List Group Members, Update Group Info
  • File request service (8): Get Total File Requests Count, Create New File Request, Get File Request Details, Delete All Closed File Requests, Continue Listing File Requests, List All File Requests, Delete Closed File Requests, Update File Request Details
  • User management (7): Update User Profile Photo, Delete All Manual Contacts, Validate User Access Token, Delete Batch Manual Contacts, Manage Get Feature Values, Get Batch Account Info, Get User Space Usage
  • Legal hold system (7): Get Legal Hold Policy Details, List Held File Revisions, Continue Listing Held Revisions, List All Legal Hold Policies, Create Legal Hold Policy, Release Legal Hold Policy, Update Legal Hold Policy
  • Space limit system (7): Get Custom Quota, Remove Excluded Users, Remove Custom Quota, Set Custom Quota, Add Excluded Users, List Excluded Users, Continue Listing Excluded Users
  • Linked app management (5): Validate App Credentials, List Member Linked Apps, Revoke Linked App, Revoke Batch Linked Apps, List All Team Linked Apps
  • Device management (5): List Member Devices, List All Team Member Devices, Revoke Batch Device Sessions, Revoke Device Session, Get Member Info
  • Team reporting (3): List All Members, Get Team Events, Continue Getting Team Events
  • Auth service (2): Convert OAuth 1.0 Token to OAuth 2.0, Revoke OAuth 2.0 Access Token
  • Folder management (1): Longpoll for Folder Changes
  • Namespace management (1): Continue Listing Namespaces

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Authentication Options

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Generate Dropbox Access Token

  1. Go to your Dropbox app console.
  2. Click Create app.
  3. Set up and configure the scope of the app to your liking. Once you’re done, click Create app.
  4. Once the app has been created, navigate to the OAuth 2 section.
  5. Under Generated access token, click Generate, and you’ll see your access token.

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Connect Dropbox in xpander

  1. In Xpander Chat, open the agent’s settings and click Add skill.
  2. Search for Dropbox and select it.
  3. Enter a connection name, e.g., “xpander-dropbox”.
  4. Choose Organization access (one shared account) or Personal (your own account, so the agent acts with your permissions where systems allow). On an agent other people use, a personal connection runs their requests as you unless the binding requires each person’s own sign-in; see whose credential a shared agent uses.
  5. Choose API Key as the authentication method.
  6. Copy and paste your Dropbox access token into the provided field.
  7. Choose Bearer as the auth type.
  8. Click Connect.

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Give an agent the Dropbox skill

Once Dropbox is connected, any agent you can edit may be given the skill: open the agent’s settings, click Add skill, and choose Dropbox. The skill panel lists the Dropbox actions by group. Enable only the groups the agent needs, and mark the actions that should wait for a named person’s sign-off under These actions need approval. Which skills exist for your organization, and who may add them, is decided by your admins; see Skills.