Dropbox

Connect Dropbox to collect cloud storage provider evidence with automated compliance tests, switched on per workspace.

Connect with an API token

1. In Dropbox:

   1. Sign in as a Dropbox team admin and open the App Console (https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps) to register an app.
   2. On the app's Permissions tab, select the team scopes the app needs.
   3. On the app's settings page, in the OAuth 2 section, press Generate to create an access token for your own account, and copy it.

   Dropbox's public documentation does not cover every step.

   Source: docs.dropboxapi.com, developers.dropbox.com, checked 2026-10-07.

   The permissions Safeguard needs: members.read.

2. On Compliance › Connectors, open Dropbox, click Connect, choose API token and fill in:

   Field	What to enter
   Access token	Required. Stored encrypted and never shown again.

3. Click Connect with token.

Frameworks

Safeguard's automated tests read Dropbox and map to the controls below. When a test passes, the result is evidence toward each control it maps to, in every framework listed. It is evidence toward a control, not proof that the control is met on its own.

These tests are switched on per workspace by the Safeguard team.

Related

• Cloud Storage Provider connectors
• Compliance connectors: how connecting works, card statuses and multiple accounts
• Connector setup reference: every connector in one table
• Frameworks and connectors: how connectors provide evidence for frameworks