How we got around Dropbox API limitations

We just pounded out an email to Dropbox asking about enabling the permanent delete feature via the API. It exists in the web interface already so why not the API?

I guess I have to say that we spend a ton of effort minimizing risk and keeping security up, but you knew that :)

The nice part is that we don't have to share our dropbox folder with other users, so we don't. to utilize copy_ref we just need separate access to each of the accounts to do the API call. We have special dropbox accounts that are only used by the servers. Like anything, we take serious effort to ensure that this information isn't compromised.

As Eric mentioned, we have an email to Dropbox to see if we can permanently delete through the API. Until then, we will have to rely on keeping the login information to these accounts safe, which is saved in the same high level of encryption as our user account information.

I am not sure that I follow how a small bug could cause your files to be accessed. All access to the user accounts are kept completely separate. We take all concerns with user data and security very seriously.

1. Yet another product blog with a main icon linking back to the blog instead of the product.

2. Privacy implications of intermediate step to your dropbox account seem to be pretty staggering.

3. Possible to get DDOS'd by monster files?