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Dropbox Integration Guides and Tutorials



A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Dropbox data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Dropbox data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Dropbox data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Business Intelligence & Analytics


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Alteryx DesignerODBCPrepare, Blend, and Analyze Dropbox in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Amazon QuickSightConnect ServerBuild Interactive Dashboards from Dropbox Data in Amazon QuickSight
Aqua Data StudioJDBCConnect to Dropbox in Aqua Data Studio
AWS DatabricksJDBCProcess & Analyze Dropbox Data in Databricks (AWS)
BirstJDBCBuild Visualizations of Dropbox in Birst
BIRTJDBCDesign BIRT Reports on Dropbox
Clear AnalyticsODBCBuild Charts with Dropbox in Clear Analytics
DBxtraODBCBuild Dashboards with Dropbox in DBxtra
DomoODBCCreate Datasets from Dropbox in Domo Workbench
Dundas BIODBCBuild Dashboards with Dropbox in Dundas BI
Excel (on Mac OS)ODBCWork with Dropbox Data in MS Excel on Mac OS X
FineReportJDBCFeed Dropbox into FineReport
IBM Cognos BIODBCCreate Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Dropbox
Infragistics RevealConnect ServerAnalyze Dropbox Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServerJDBCCreate Dropbox Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI SuiteJDBCConnect to Dropbox in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport DesignerJDBCIntegrate with Dropbox in JReport Designer
KlipfolioConnect ServerCreate Dropbox-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIMEJDBCEnable the Dropbox JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPadADO.NETWorking with Dropbox in LINQPad
Microsoft SSASADO.NETBuild an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Dropbox
MicroStrategyConnect ServerConnect to Live Dropbox Data in MicroStrategy through Connect Server
MicroStrategyJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Dropbox in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy DesktopJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Dropbox in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy WebJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Dropbox in MicroStrategy Web
OBIEEJDBCDropbox Reporting in OBIEE with the Dropbox JDBC Driver
pandasPythonUse pandas to Visualize Dropbox in Python
Pentaho Report DesignerJDBCIntegrate Dropbox in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI DesktopPower BIAuthor Power BI Reports on Real-Time Dropbox
Power BI ServiceConnect ServerVisualize Live Dropbox Data in the Power BI Service
Power PivotConnect ServerAccess Dropbox Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power QueryConnect ServerAccess Dropbox Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik CloudConnect ServerCreate Apps from Dropbox Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikViewODBCConnect to and Query Dropbox in QlikView over ODBC
RJDBCAnalyze Dropbox in R (JDBC)
RODBCAnalyze Dropbox in R (ODBC)
RapidMinerJDBCConnect to Dropbox in RapidMiner
RedashConnect ServerBuild Dropbox-Connected Dashboards in Redash
SAP Analytics CloudConnect ServerAnalyze Dropbox Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business ObjectsJDBCCreate an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Dropbox
SAP Crystal ReportsJDBCPublish Reports with Dropbox in Crystal Reports
SASODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Dropbox in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMPODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Dropbox in SAS JMP
SisenseJDBCVisualize Live Dropbox in Sisense
Spago BIJDBCConnect to Dropbox in SpagoBI
TableauTableauVisualize Dropbox in Tableau Desktop
Tableau CloudConnect ServerBuild Dropbox Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau ServerTableauPublish Dropbox-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO SpotfireADO.NETVisualize Dropbox in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO SpotfireConnect ServerVisualize Dropbox Data in TIBCO Spotfire
TIBCO Spotfire ServerJDBCOperational Reporting on Dropbox from Spotfire Server
VisioODBCLink Visio Shapes to Dropbox

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ETL & Replication


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Amazon RedshiftCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3CData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Amazon S3
Apache AirflowJDBCBridge Dropbox Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache CamelJDBCIntegrate with Dropbox using Apache Camel
Apache CassandraCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache KafkaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFiJDBCBridge Dropbox Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch OperationsJDBCPerform Batch Operations with Dropbox Data in Apache NiFi
Azure Data LakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure SynapseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Azure Synapse
BIMLSSISUse Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Dropbox to SQL Server
CloverDXJDBCConnect to Dropbox in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
CouchbaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Couchbase
CSVCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Local Delimited Files
DatabricksCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Databricks
FoxProODBCWork with Dropbox in FoxPro
Google AlloyDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQueryCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data FusionJDBCBuild Dropbox-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Heroku / Salesforce ConnectCData SyncReplicate Dropbox for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT IntegrateJDBCConnect to Dropbox in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2CData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica CloudJDBCIntegrate Dropbox in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenterJDBCCreate Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Dropbox
Jaspersoft ETLJDBCConnect to Dropbox in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft AccessCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure TablesCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft ExcelExcelTransfer Data from Excel to Dropbox
Microsoft Power AutomateConnect ServerBuild Dropbox-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
MongoDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to MongoDB
MySQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data IntegratorJDBCETL Dropbox in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle DatabaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Oracle
petlPythonExtract, Transform, and Load Dropbox in Python
PostgreSQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQLPowerShellReplicate Dropbox to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANACData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStoreCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogicJDBCIntegrate Dropbox with External Services using SnapLogic
SnowflakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to Snowflake
SQL ServerCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked ServerConnect ServerConnect to Dropbox Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLiteCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to SQLite
TalendJDBCConnect to Dropbox and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath StudioODBCCreate an RPA Flow that Connects to Dropbox in UiPath Studio
VerticaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Dropbox Replication to a Vertica Database

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Software Development


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
.NET ChartsADO.NETDataBind Charts to Dropbox
.NET QueryBuilderODBCRapidly Develop Dropbox-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Angular JSConnect ServerUsing AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Dropbox
Apache SparkJDBCWork with Dropbox in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheetConnect ServerCreate Dropbox-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
C++BuilderODBCDataBind Controls to Dropbox Data in C++Builder
ColdFusionJDBCQuery Dropbox in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusionODBCQuery Dropbox in ColdFusion Using ODBC
DashPythonUse Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Dropbox
DelphiODBCDataBind Controls to Dropbox Data in Delphi
DevExpressADO.NETDataBind Dropbox to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code FirstADO.NETAccess Dropbox with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQADO.NETLINQ to Dropbox
EF - MVCADO.NETBuild MVC Applications with Connectivity to Dropbox
Filemaker ProODBCBidirectional Access to Dropbox from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)JDBCBidirectional Access to Dropbox from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
GoODBCWrite a Simple Go Application to work with Dropbox on Linux
Google Apps ScriptConnect ServerConnect to Dropbox Data in Google Apps Script
HibernateJDBCObject-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Dropbox Entities in Java
IntelliJJDBCConnect to Dropbox in IntelliJ
JBossJDBCConnect to Dropbox from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBIJDBCCreate a Data Access Object for Dropbox using JDBI
JRubyJDBCConnect to Dropbox in JRuby
Microsoft Power AppsConnect ServerIntegrate Live Dropbox Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJSConnect ServerQuery Dropbox Data in Node.js (via Connect Server)
NodeJSODBCQuery Dropbox through ODBC in Node.js
PHPConnect ServerAccess Dropbox in PHP through Connect Server
PHPODBCNatively Connect to Dropbox in PHP
PowerBuilderADO.NETConnect to Dropbox from PowerBuilder
PowerShellPowerShellPipe Dropbox to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharmODBCUsing the CData ODBC Driver for Dropbox in PyCharm
PythonODBCConnect to Dropbox in Python on Linux/UNIX
ReactConnect ServerBuild Dynamic React Apps with Dropbox Data
RubyODBCConnect to Dropbox in Ruby
RunMyProcessConnect ServerConnect to Dropbox Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSECJDBCConnect to Dropbox in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
SAP UI5Connect ServerIntegrate Real-Time Access to Dropbox in SAPUI5 MVC Apps
ServoyJDBCBuild Dropbox-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring BootJDBCAccess Live Dropbox Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemyPythonUse SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Dropbox in Python
TomcatJDBCConfigure the CData JDBC Driver for Dropbox in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
UnqorkConnect ServerCreate Dropbox-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)ODBCBuild a Simple VCL Application for Dropbox
WebLogicJDBCConnect to Dropbox from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

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Data Management



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Workflow Automation



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