install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dbxcli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/dbxcli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/dbxcli.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool for Dropbox users and team admins

Project links

Commands and aliases

dbxcli

history

Project history and usage

dbxcli is Dropbox's command-line client for Dropbox file operations, shared links, team workflows, and automation-oriented JSON output.

Project history

The official changelog shows dbxcli as an established Dropbox GitHub project by the 2.x series in 2017, with a 3.0.0 release in January 2019 tied to Dropbox SDK changes. In 2026, Dropbox engineers refreshed the tool with modern Go dependencies, structured JSON output, release automation, and broader file-sharing workflows.

Adoption history

The README describes dbxcli as maintained in the Dropbox GitHub organization by Dropbox engineers, while also clarifying that it is not a formally supported Dropbox product. Distribution through Homebrew and release archives makes it a practical install for terminal users and automation jobs.

How it is used

Typical use starts with dbxcli login, then ls, put, get, share-link, search, and team commands. The modern README emphasizes scripts, CI jobs, agent-style workflows, direct token automation, alternate auth files, and JSON help or output for stable machine parsing.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, dbxcli is a useful example of an official-vendor CLI that still lives like an open-source command-line package: it can be installed with Homebrew, built with go install, scripted with JSON, and tracked through GitHub releases.

Timeline

2017: 2.x changelog entries show active dbxcli releases and multi-OS binary work.
2019: v3.0.0 updates dependencies and the underlying Dropbox SDK.
2026: v3.1.0 modernizes Go dependencies after a long gap.
2026: v3.5.x adds structured JSON output, command docs, release packaging, and automation features.

Related projects

dbxcli is related to the Dropbox HTTP API documentation, the Go Dropbox SDK, Homebrew packaging, Scoop packaging, and Dropbox's generated command-reference documentation.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dbxcli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/dbxcli/auth.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dbxcli`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-25

manager version3.7.0

manager updated2026-07-17

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv3.7.0

https://github.com/dropbox/dbxcli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dbxcli
Version	3.7.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dbxcli
Homepage	https://github.com/dropbox/dbxcli
Repository	https://github.com/dropbox/dbxcli
Upstream docs	https://dropbox.github.io/dbxcli
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/dropbox/dbxcli/archive/refs/tags/v3.7.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-17T03:10:39Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dbxcli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Scoop95%

extras/dbxcli

scoop install extras/dbxcli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbxcli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dbxcli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dbxcli.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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