PowerShell/Docs/upload-to-dropbox.md
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## The *upload-to-dropbox.ps1* Script
This PowerShell script uploads a local file to Dropbox.
## Parameters
```powershell
/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/upload-to-dropbox.ps1 [-SourceFilePath] <String> [<CommonParameters>]
-SourceFilePath <String>
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
## Example
```powershell
PS> .\upload-to-dropbox.ps1 my.txt
```
## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Uploads a file to Dropbox
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script uploads a local file to Dropbox.
.PARAMETER Path
Specifies the path to the local file
.EXAMPLE
PS> .\upload-to-dropbox.ps1 my.txt
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([Parameter (Mandatory = $True, ValueFromPipeline = $True)] [Alias("f")] [string]$SourceFilePath)
try {
$DropBoxAccessToken = "YOUR-DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN-HERE" # Replace with your DropBox Access Token
$outputFile = Split-Path $SourceFilePath -leaf
$TargetFilePath="/$outputFile"
$arg = '{ "path": "' + $TargetFilePath + '", "mode": "add", "autorename": true, "mute": false }'
$authorization = "Bearer " + $DropBoxAccessToken
$headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],[String]]"
$headers.Add("Authorization", $authorization)
$headers.Add("Dropbox-API-Arg", $arg)
$headers.Add("Content-Type", 'application/octet-stream')
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload -Method Post -InFile $SourceFilePath -Headers $headers
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0]) after $Elapsed sec."
exit 1
}
```
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