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Automate with dbxcli

Name: Automate with dbxcli
Author: dropbox

Streamline file management with dbxcli, a scriptable Dropbox CLI, for startup founders, with 1.1k+ GitHub stars

1,127 stars107 forksGoQuality 9/10Updated 7/7/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Dbxcli is a command-line interface that allows you to manage your Dropbox files, shared links, teams, and automation workflows from the terminal.

Install / run

go install github.com/dropbox/dbxcli@latest

When to use it

•When you need to automate repetitive Dropbox tasks
•When you want to integrate Dropbox with other command-line tools
•When you need to manage large numbers of Dropbox files or folders programmatically

Quick start

1Run `dbxcli auth` to authenticate with your Dropbox account
2Use `dbxcli files list` to list the files in your Dropbox root directory
3Create a new folder with `dbxcli files create_folder --name mynewfolder`
4Upload a file with `dbxcli files upload --file localfile.txt --destination /mynewfolder`
5Get a shared link for a file with `dbxcli sharing get_shared_link --file /mynewfolder/localfile.txt`

Ready-to-paste prompt

dbxcli files upload --file example.txt --destination /myfolder --overwrite

Heads up: You need to have a Dropbox API token to use dbxcli, which can be obtained by running `dbxcli auth` and following the prompts to authorize the application

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