The Datastore API – created to support syncing of structured (nonfile) data – has not lived up to Dropbox’s aspirations in terms of adoption. In v2, Dropbox will offer more syncing features, while a single solution should (hopefully) simplify development. The Sync API and SDK caused many headaches for developers, with many (accidentally) opting for Core for when they should have chosen Sync and vice versa. Thankfully, the Datastore and Sync APIs have been deprecated in a bid to move developers to its Core API. Easy integration and simple code, as we at Filestack know, is the only way to quickly and easily build great apps now. Like all API providers, Dropbox is simply upping the ante to ensure its API can be easily embedded into users’ ecosystems and to simplify integration of its service. That is all well and good, but what impact will its v2 REALLY have on our project(s)? Integration is the obvious answer. In their words, they want to make it easier for “developers to build apps and to create SDKs.” While the preview was all bells and whistles, the overall offering (for developers anyway) is less about fuss and more about simplicity. It has been almost one month since Dropbox allowed us a sneak peak of the work-in-progress for v2 of their API.

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