Process Dropbox folders and files from an external app

Question

I'd like to automate a process whereby a client can place lots of files into Dropbox, and then I can read all the files from Dropbox and create database entries for each file/folder within the client's CMS. The CMS is a C# .NET MVC app with lots of client-side javascript. What are my options for tapping into Dropbox from either C# or javascript? Has anyone integrated a C# web app with Dropbox in this way? Can I use the REST api from C# or js?

If this works I'd like to automate the process for many clients, and make Dropbox an integral part of the CMS.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes, you can use the REST API from C# and it's the best way to go; you kind of answered yourself.