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# Dropbox

Dropbox is a file hosting service with over 700 million users. Dropbox provides an organized hub for distributed work of 500,000 professional teams, so users can access everything they need for a project, including key files, tasks, and meetings, in one place.

## Use cases

Integrate Dropbox with DoControl to address these use cases and reduce the risk of data exfiltration:

* **Leverage data to drive smarter workflows** -
  * Set up a security workflow to be notified when downloadable files are shared publicly on Dropbox
  * Track users who change the sharing link visibility from internal to public, and add a remediation action to automatically [remove shared links](/docontrol-user-guide/workflows/define-workflow-settings/action-settings/remediate/dropbox-remediation.md#remove-shared-links) from Dropbox assets.
* **Trigger alerts** - Get real-time event notifications for anomalous activity and file overexposure: external or public sharing of sensitive files, 4th party sharing, extensive file downloads, former employees downloading or sharing assets, sharing assets with or by a malicious domain, and when MFA is disabled for a user or team
* **Remediate future exposure** - Leverage automated security workflows, such as, remove shared links, notify on external and public sharing, notify on changing a shared link to public, notify on encryption file uploads

## Prerequisites

To integrate Dropbox with DoControl, make sure you have fulfilled these prerequisites: 

* Dropbox plan must be Standard or above:
  * **Advanced Dropbox** plans 
  * **Standard** plan 
* Integrator must be a Team admin.
* Before starting to integrate, you need to sign up with DoControl. Follow the onboarding steps in [Create first account](/docontrol-user-guide/getting-started/quick-start/set-up-docontrol-basics.md#create-first-account).

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Plus, Family and Professional Dropbox plans are not supported by DoControl.
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## Permission scopes

For information on permission scopes and events, see [Dropbox support](https://developers.dropbox.com/oauth-guide).

## Integrate Dropbox with DoControl

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1. From the DoControl side menu, click **Integrations**.
2. Under **Dropbox**, click **Connect**. The Dropbox login window appears.
3. Enter your Dropbox credentials, then click **Allow**. \
   You are returned to the DoControl **Integrations** page, and Dropbox is now integrated.

## Troubleshooting

Q. What happens if my Dropbox token expires?

A. If the person who performed the integration leaves your organization, your Dropbox token will expire. You need to reconnect to DoControl by performing the [integration procedure ](#integrate-dropbox-with-docontrol)again.


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