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  "documents",
  "collaboration",
  "saas-platform"
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 "deployment": "saas",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "Dropbox presents itself as cloud storage for finding, organizing, and sharing files, with AI integrations for ChatGPT and Claude.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "Dropbox publishes a free Basic plan with 2 GB plus paid Plus, Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise plans.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/plans",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Dropbox documents HTTP API v2 for files, search, thumbnails, and sharing, with JSON arguments and JSON responses.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "The documented interface is HTTP POST to api.dropboxapi.com RPC endpoints and content.dropboxapi.com upload and download endpoints.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "Dropbox uses OAuth 2.0. Authorized API requests send Authorization: Bearer with an access token. The guide documents authorization-code, PKCE, refresh tokens, and scoped permissions.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/lp/developers/reference/oauth-guide",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "API v2 covers user file, sharing, and related endpoints plus Business team endpoints. This is the file-storage HTTP surface, not a claim that Dropbox Sign or every consumer product is included.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.exists",
   "note": "Dropbox states it offers official SDKs for several popular programming languages and points developers at HTTP docs and community SDKs for other languages.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[0]",
   "note": "The dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python repository describes itself as the official Dropbox API V2 SDK for Python.",
   "source": "https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[1]",
   "note": "The dropbox/dropbox-sdk-js repository describes itself as the official Dropbox API V2 SDK for JavaScript.",
   "source": "https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-js",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[2]",
   "note": "The dropbox/dropbox-sdk-dotnet repository describes itself as the official Dropbox API V2 SDK for .NET.",
   "source": "https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-dotnet",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Dropbox Help, updated 2026-03-18, documents a first-party remote MCP server in open beta at https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp, authenticated with Dropbox OAuth.",
   "source": "https://help.dropbox.com/integrations/connect-dropbox-mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.integrations.zapier",
   "note": "Zapier documents a Dropbox app with folder and file triggers plus upload, create, move, share-link, search, and file-request actions.",
   "source": "https://zapier.com/apps/dropbox/integrations",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.integrations.make",
   "note": "Make documents a Dropbox app, updated 2026-07-30, with watch, search, download, upload, folder, share-link, restore, and file-request modules.",
   "source": "https://apps.make.com/dropbox",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.integrations.power_automate",
   "note": "Microsoft publishes a Standard Dropbox connector for Power Automate, Logic Apps, Power Apps, and Copilot Studio with file create, update, get, and delete actions. Team folders are unsupported; file size is capped at 50 MB.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/dropbox/",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.integrations.n8n",
   "note": "n8n documents a built-in Dropbox node for file copy, delete, download, move, and upload, plus folder create, list, copy, move, delete, and search.",
   "source": "https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "The dropbox/dbxcli repository describes a scriptable Dropbox CLI with JSON output. The README states it is maintained in the Dropbox GitHub organization by Dropbox engineers but is not a formally supported Dropbox product.",
   "source": "https://github.com/dropbox/dbxcli",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.webhooks",
   "note": "Dropbox sends HTTP POST notifications to a registered webhook URI when linked users' files change. Verification uses a GET challenge; authenticity uses X-Dropbox-Signature HMAC-SHA256.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/webhooks",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "Content-download endpoints return file content in the response body from content.dropboxapi.com.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.import[0]",
   "note": "Content-upload endpoints accept file content in the request body on content.dropboxapi.com.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "modalities.agent_docs.llms_txt",
   "note": "Opened https://www.dropbox.com/developers/llms.txt; the URL returned 404. That is not a first-party agent documentation index.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/llms.txt",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "HTTP API v2 is documented, OAuth-authenticated, read/write for files and sharing, and backed by official SDKs and webhooks. It is a broad production file API rather than unusual completeness across every Dropbox product.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The official hosted server has useful file, sharing, and revision tools, but it is open beta, caps inline content at 5 MB, and limits Dynamic Client Registration to a listed client set.",
   "source": "https://help.dropbox.com/integrations/connect-dropbox-mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.integrations",
   "note": "Zapier, Make, n8n, and Microsoft Power Automate all expose Dropbox file and folder connectors. The Power Automate connector documents team-folder, subfolder-trigger, and 50 MB size limits.",
   "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/dropbox/",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
   "note": "dbxcli supports non-interactive file, share-link, and team commands with --output=json envelopes. Dropbox states it is not formally supported and implements a subset of the API, which keeps the score below a first-party product CLI.",
   "source": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dropbox/dbxcli/master/README.md",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as Dropbox's current remote MCP help article, including the https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp URL, tool list, OAuth, open-beta status, and supported clients.",
   "source": "https://help.dropbox.com/integrations/connect-dropbox-mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as Dropbox's current HTTP API v2 documentation, including OAuth bearer auth and RPC versus content endpoints.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-31",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as Dropbox's current webhook tutorial and reference, including challenge verification and X-Dropbox-Signature.",
   "source": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/webhooks",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "volatility": "high",
  "watch": [
   {
    "type": "mcp",
    "url": "https://help.dropbox.com/integrations/connect-dropbox-mcp-server"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/webhooks"
   }
  ]
 },
 "homepage": "https://www.dropbox.com/",
 "id": "dropbox",
 "license": "freemium",
 "modalities": {
  "agent_docs": {
   "llms_txt": false
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [
    "oauth2"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "rest"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [
    "api-download"
   ],
   "import": [
    "api-upload"
   ]
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": true
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": true,
   "n8n": true,
   "power_automate": true,
   "zapier": true
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. Dropbox HTTP API v2, official SDKs, webhooks, hosted MCP, and documented iPaaS connectors cover practical file automation without browser control.\n",
   "ui_stack": [
    "web-dom"
   ],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": true,
   "languages": [
    "python",
    "javascript",
    "dotnet"
   ],
   "official": true
  }
 },
 "name": "Dropbox",
 "platforms": [
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "box",
   "sharepoint"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Dropbox",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 8,
   "cli": 6,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": 7,
   "mcp": 6,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Dropbox is automatable today through HTTP API v2. The API uses JSON POST requests on api.dropboxapi.com and content upload or download endpoints on content.dropboxapi.com, authenticated with OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens. Dropbox documents authorization-code, PKCE, and refresh-token flows; implicit grant remains only for compatibility. Official SDKs exist for Python, JavaScript, and .NET. Apps can register webhooks for file-change notifications. Dropbox hosts a first-party remote MCP server at https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp. The help article, updated 2026-03-18, marks it open beta. Tools cover folder listing, search, file create and move, shared links, file requests, revisions, and transcription. Inline file create and text extract are capped at 5 MB. Dynamic Client Registration is limited to a listed set of clients, including Cursor, Claude, and ChatGPT. dbxcli is a scriptable CLI in the Dropbox GitHub organization with JSON output, but Dropbox states it is not a formally supported product. Zapier, Make, n8n, and Microsoft Power Automate publish Dropbox file and folder connectors. Computer-use viability is unassessed.\n"
 }
}