Dropbox

---
name: dropbox
description: |
  Dropbox API integration with managed OAuth. Files, folders, search, metadata, and cloud storage.
  Use this skill when users want to manage files and folders in Dropbox, search content, or work with file metadata.
  For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).
  Requires network access and valid Maton API key.
metadata:
  author: maton
  version: "1.0"
  clawdbot:
    emoji: 🧠
    requires:
      env:
        - MATON_API_KEY
---

# Dropbox

Access the Dropbox API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage files and folders, search content, retrieve metadata, and work with file revisions.

## Quick Start

```bash
# List files in root folder
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({"path": ""}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/dropbox/2/files/list_folder', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

## Base URL

```
https://gateway.maton.ai/dropbox/2/{endpoint}
```

The gateway proxies requests to `api.dropboxapi.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.

**Important:** Dropbox API v2 uses POST for all endpoints with JSON request bodies.

## Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

```
Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY
```

**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:

```bash
export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)
2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)
3. Copy your API key

## Connection Management

Manage your Dropbox OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.

### List Connections

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=dropbox&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Create Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'dropbox'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Get Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "1efbb655-88e9-4a23-ad3b-f3e19cbff279",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-09T23:34:49.818074Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-09T23:37:09.697559Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "dropbox",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}
```

Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

### Delete Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Dropbox connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({"path": ""}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/dropbox/2/files/list_folder', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '1efbb655-88e9-4a23-ad3b-f3e19cbff279')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

## API Reference

### Users

#### Get Current Account

```bash
POST /dropbox/2/users/get_current_account
Content-Type: application/json

null
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  "account_id": "dbid:AAA-AdT84WzkyLw5s590DbYF1nGomiAoO8I",
  "name": {
    "given_name": "John",
    "surname": "Doe",
    "familiar_name": "John",
    "display_name": "John Doe",
    "abbreviated_name": "JD"
  },
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "email_verified": true,
  "disabled": false,
  "country": "US",
  "locale": "en",
  "account_type": {
    ".tag": "basic"
  },
  "root_info": {
    ".tag": "user",
    "root_namespace_id": "11989877987",
    "home_namespace_id": "11989877987"
  }
}
```

#### Get Space Usage

```bash
POST /dropbox/2/users/get_space_usage
Content-Type: application/json

null
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  "used": 538371,
  "allocation": {
    ".tag": "individual",
    "allocated": 2147483648
  }
}
```

### Files and Folders

#### List Folder

```bash
POST /dropbox/2/files/list_folder
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "path": "",
  "recursive": false,
  "include_deleted": false,
  "include_has_explicit_shared_members": false
}
```

Use empty string `""` for the root folder.

**Optional Parameters:**
- `recursive` - Include contents of subdirectories (default: false)
- `include_deleted` - Include deleted files (default: false)
- `include_media_info` - Include media info for photos/videos
- `limit` - Maximum entries per response (1-2000)

**Response:**
```json
{
  "entries": [
    {
      ".tag": "file",
      "name": "document.pdf",
      "path_lower": "/document.pdf",
      "path_display": "/document.pdf",
      "id": "id:Awe3Av8A8YYAAAAAAAAABQ",
      "client_modified": "2026-02-09T19:58:12Z",
      "server_modified": "2026-02-09T19:58:13Z",
      "rev": "016311c063b4f8700000002caa704e3",
      "size": 538371,
      "is_downloadable": true,
      "content_hash": "6542845d7b65ffc5358ebaa6981d991bab9fda194afa48bd727fcbe9e4a3158b"
    },
    {
      ".tag": "folder",
      "name": "Documents",
      "path_lower": "/documents",
      "path_display": "/Documents",
      "id": "id:Awe3Av8A8YYAAAAAAAAABw"
    }
  ],
  "cursor": "AAVqv-MUYFlM98b1QpFK6YaYC8L1s39lWjqbeqgWu4un...",
  "has_more": false
}
```

#### Continue Listing Folder

```bash
POST /dropbox/2/files/list_folder/continue
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "cursor": "AAVqv-MUYFlM98b1QpFK6YaYC8L1s39lWjqbeqgWu4un..."
}
```

Use when `has_more` is true in the previous response.

#### Get Metadata

```bash
POST /dropbox/2/files/get_metadata
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "path": "/document.pdf",
  "include_media_info": false,
  "include_deleted": false,
  "include_has_explicit_shared_members": false
}
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  ".tag": "file",
  "name": "document.pdf",
  "path_lower": "/document.pdf",
  "path_display": "/document.pdf",
  "id": "id:Awe3Av8A8YYAAAAAAAAABQ",
  "client_modified": "2026-02-09T19:58:12Z",
  "server_modified": "2026-02-09T19:58:13Z",
  "rev": "016311c063b4f8700000002caa704e3",
  "size": 538371,
  "is_downloadable": true,
  "content_hash": "6542845d7b65ffc5358ebaa6981d991bab9fda194afa48bd727fcbe9e4a3158b"
}
```

#### Create Folder

```bash
POST /dropbox/2/files/create_folder_v2
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "path": "/New Folder",
  "autorename": false
}
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "New Folder",
    "path_lower": "/new folder",
    "path_display": "/New Folder",
    "id": "id:Awe3Av8A8YYAAAAAAAAABw"
  }
}
```

#### Copy File or Folder

```bash
POST /dropbox/2/files/copy_v2
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "from_path": "/source/file.pdf",
  "to_path": "/