The Dropbox Business API is an extension of the Dropbox Platform to help you meet your team where they’re working.
The Dropbox Business API enables a whole suite of security, compliance, and administration solutions — including eDiscovery, data loss prevention (DLP), and security information & event management (SIEM) — or the development of great new apps.
Read below to learn more, or visit our third-party solutions page to get started.
What third-party solutions can I enable for my team?
You can view a list of apps on the Dropbox Business Team apps page. That page also contains quick links to the third-party app's website.
The existing third-party solutions include:
- Security information and event management (SIEM) — Allows Dropbox Business admins to oversee and manage employee activity, and access sensitive data through the admin page.
- Data loss prevention (DLP) — Protects sensitive data like PII and PCI stored in Dropbox Business accounts.
- eDiscovery and legal hold — Enables secure search and the ability to collect and preserve electronically stored information (ESI) in Dropbox Business accounts.
- Digital rights management (DRM) — Provides third-party encryption for organization data stored in Dropbox Business accounts.
- Data migration and on-premises backup — Assists in transferring large amounts of data between locations and securing sensitive information with on-site data backup.
- Identity management — Allows organizations to keep their Dropbox Business team authenticated with an external identity provider like Active Directory.
- Custom workflows — Gives users the tools to build in-house apps that integrate Dropbox into their business processes.
How can I manage my existing team apps?
You can manage apps from the authentication page in the admin console. Here's how:
- Log in to dropbox.com with your admin credentials.
- Click Admin console.
- Click Settings.
- Click App permissions.
Each app will have a corresponding access type with one of the following permission levels:
- Team information — information about the team and aggregate usage data
- Team auditing — team information, and the team's detailed activity log
- Team member file access — team info and auditing, and the ability to access and modify data within team member accounts
- Team member management — team information, and the ability to add, edit, and delete team members
You can also remove any app from your team by clicking the X on the right side.