How to programmatically upload a file to a Dropbox File Request link from iOS (SwiftUI)?

[WebGuruIOS]

Summary

I am building an iOS app using SwiftUI, and I have local file URLs ([URL]) generated within the app. I would like to programmatically upload these files to a Dropbox File Request URL (e.g. https://www.dropbox.com/request/XYZ...).

What I Tried

• I attempted using WKWebView to load the file request link and inject JavaScript to pre-fill or simulate file input selection — but this does not work due to iOS sandboxing and gesture restrictions.
• The files.upload(path:..., input:...) API from the Dropbox SDK doesn't work, since File Request URLs are not API-accessible paths.
• I couldn't find any Dropbox API documentation that allows programmatically sending files to a File Request endpoint.

Question

➡️ Is it possible to upload a file from an iOS app (Swift or SwiftUI) to a Dropbox File Request URL programmatically?
➡️ If not, is there a recommended workaround to help users complete this flow smoothly?

Thanks in advance for any clarification or guidance!

[alyx-db]

Hi @WebGuruIOS,

You can certainly create file requests using the SwiftyDropbox SDK. You can just call the fileRequests.create(title: "", destination: "/") method.

Feel free to review the documentation on the FileRequests class for more details: https://dropbox.github.io/SwiftyDropbox/api-docs/latest/Classes/FileRequests.html

[alyx-db]

Hi @WebGuruIOS,

Just wanted to follow up with your request. It isn't currently possible to programmatically upload files to an existing file request, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.

Apologies for the oversight.