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Is there a file sharing service akin to Dropbox or SugarSync that would offer an API? I would like to add a file sharing service to a website, but the full Dropbox interface is still too complicated for my users, so that I’d like an API to build a dead-simple list of files integrated to the website. There is a Dropbox API project on Google Code, but it seems to be dead.

Update: I need a service with a desktop client at least for Windows, so that the more technical website users could easily upload and organize the stored data. Extra points if the service has a free plan.

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  • Try https://cloudinary.com/ they are good. Their API's are easy to understand and integrate. – Lonare Jan 27 '20 at 16:17

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A quick search on ProgrammableWeb brings up about 50 API results.

Out of the lot, I could only say that I have had experience with the Box.net website. I've had no trouble in the past, and they have rather acceptable limits for the free account (25 MB per file; 1 GB of storage).

I'm sure that with a little poking around you'll find something that fits your needs, but I wouldn't expect to find something that offers you a business-scale solution for free, you might have to be prepared to make an investment, and in that case some of Amazon's Web Services might be better suited to your needs.

Edit: Since I answered this question 6 years ago, the landscape for storage solutions with APIs has changed somewhat. There are now free or affordable services with mature developer APIs offered by Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace CloudFiles, Microsoft Azure and for mobile, iCloud.

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  • ProgrammableWeb is very nice, thank you. I initially forgot about S3 as I wanted a service with a desktop client, but only after reading your answer I realized there are S3 desktop clients from third parties. I’ll take a look at it, thank you once more. – zoul Mar 16 '10 at 07:24
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    Box.net does not have free subscription anymore !! – Mohamad Al Asmar Jun 05 '16 at 17:23
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    Thanks @MohammadAsmar - this was originally asked over 6 years ago, I've updated to hopefully give a more appropriate answer given today's offerings. Feel free to suggest additional edits for other services if they are more appropriate. – gpmcadam Jun 05 '16 at 18:09
  • I didn't pay attention to the date, it's fair enough now, thanks a lot. – Mohamad Al Asmar Jun 07 '16 at 07:53
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We are a file sharing company that has recently released a fully functioning RESTful API. You can add users, groups, permissions, files, dynamic links and even searching in real-time. Unlike and it was designed for business, thus giving you multi-user access.

We would love your feedback.

http://www.smartfile.com/dev/

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I used https://uploadcare.com and it works like a charm.

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