Dropbox Connector

Dropbox connector utilizes the pull method to retrieve Dropbox Logs through the Dropbox Business API.

Prerequisites  

• Dropbox Business Account.
• Client ID
• Client Secret
• Authorization Code(By granting access via link)

How to derive the prerequisites?

• Login to Dropbox App Console
  
  
  
  
  
• Click Create app.
  

• On the Create a new app on the DBX Platform page, fill out the fields:
  • Choose an API: Select Scoped Access
    
    

• Choose the type of access you need: Select Full Dropbox
  

• • Name your app: Enter a descriptive name for your application and the click Create app.
  
  
  
  
• When you are redirected to the app Settings panel, navigate to the Permissions tab at the top of the page.
  
  

• Under the Team Scopes section, check the boxes next to team_data.member and events.read
  
  

• Click Submit in the bar at the bottom of the page.
  
  
  
  
  
• Navigate back to the Settings tab at the top of the page.
  
  

• On the Settings tab, copy the App Key and App Secret values and store them in a secure location. You will need these in the next steps.

Configurations

• The following are the configurations to forward Dropbox Connector logs to DNIF.‌
  
  

Field	Description
Connector Name	Enter a name for the connector
Client ID	Enter the App Key copied earlier
Client Secret	Enter the App Secret copied earlier
Authorization Code	To get this code, follow the steps shown below

Get Authorization Code:

• Enter the Client ID and Client Secret in the DNIF connector form, now the Click to get Code would be enabled, click this link.

• After clicking the Click to get Code you will be redirected to Dropbox permission page, click Continue.

• Allow the app to be able to pull logs from Dropbox on your behalf.

• After you have allowed the required permissions, you will get an Authorization Code.

• Copy the Authorization Code and paste it into DNIF connector form.

The following optional configurations can be done based on requirements.

Field	Description
Log Level	Set the loglevel 0: DEBUG 1: INFO 4: WARNING 5: ERROR 6: CRITICAL
Number of Threads	Number of threads to publish logs
Size limit	Size limit for creating bunching of logs to be sent
Wait Time	Max time to wait for log bunching in seconds