Dropbox launches cloud storage API

Cloud computing has always listened to the thunder and never saw any rain. Taking cloud storage as an example, apart from Amazon's S3
The storage service, we have not seen much things that developers can really use to implement applications. Recently, the online network disk service provider Dropbox announced the release of the cloud storage API. developers can
The files under the Dropbox account can be freely accessed, edited, and saved.

The Dropbox API is similar to JSON, oauth, and openid. developers can deliver users' storage needs to Dropbox.
At the same time, to reduce the risk of cloud storage, Dropbox also saves a copy for the user locally. For example, all the flckr images you upload will be backed up to your local
Dropbox folder.

Although this API brings attractive applications, its most important initially was mobile devices, storage limitations of mobile devices, and iPhone and iPad.
And other device restrictions, it is very difficult to access local files on these devices, not to mention read/write or synchronization. Dropbox API
The most basic problem to overcome is that mobile devices do not need to use local files and all files will be synchronized to your PC.

Before the release, Dropbox has integrated the API with a number of developers, such as air sharing, goodreader and
Quickoffice can now directly access your Dropbox account, edit or synchronize files in it. This API currently provides a set
Client class libraries written in object-C, Python, Ruby, Java, and other languages. You can register a dropbox Development Account.
To obtain these class libraries and
Documentation.

Below are official Dropbox blogs
This message is described as follows:

I'm a little excited. Although I have been doing this for a long time, I'm still very excited when I deliver these things to you. I'm sorry I kept them confidential.

For details, we announce the launch of the new iPad and Android applications, and confirm the Blackberry
Similar applications will be released soon. This new application is the Dropbox mobile API.
, Some from partners
This API has been used
Make amazing applications.

Thanks to Will and Brian from the iPad group, Tom from the android group, and API designers.
Zed, they have done a lot of work in the past few weeks.

Additional reading

5
Best online file sharing website

Source: Web monkey Dropbox
API lets you add cloud storage to your apps
(Scott Gilbertson "href =" http://www.webmonkey.com/author/luxagraf/ "> Scott Gilbertson
)
And the official Dropbox blog
(Jon
Ying

).

Chinese compiling Source:Ruishang enterprise CMS
Website content management system
Official Website