Many apps give Dropbox users the ability to connect directly with their Dropbox. As a Dropbox user, you're in charge of which apps have access to your Dropbox, and Dropbox works with apps to give you visibility into what those apps can access in your Dropbox.

When linking an app to your Dropbox, it will request a specific level of access:

• Access to its own data. This data doesn't appear in a folder in Dropbox, but it's part of your storage quota.
• Access to its own folder in your Dropbox. The app will be able to access everything within its folder and know the path to that folder, but won't be able to access any other files or folders in your Dropbox.
• Access to all folders and files of specific types anywhere in your Dropbox. This can be general groups of files, such as photos or documents, or specific kinds of files. If you're interested in what specific file extensions these may include, see our developer guide.
• Access to all folders and files in your Dropbox.
• Access to the email address associated with your account.

If at any point you wish to revoke an app from your account, you can do so from your account settings.