--- title: Egnyte API Integration on Truto slug: egnyte category: Cloud Storage canonical: "https://truto.one/integrations/detail/egnyte/" --- # Egnyte API Integration on Truto **Category:** Cloud Storage **Status:** Generally available ## Unified APIs ### Unified User Directory API - **Groups** — Groups are a collection of users in the source application. In some applications, they might also be called Teams. - **Me** — - **Users** — The User object represents a User. ### Unified File Storage API - **Drive-Items** — Drive Items are the files and folders present in a file storage system. These items are usually part of a Drive. You can differentiate between files and folders using the type attribute. - **Drives** — Drives is a collection of files and folders. They could have multiple Drive Items within them. Users could have multiple Drives accessible to them in a file storage system. ## MCP-ready AI tools Truto exposes 2 tools for Egnyte that AI agents can call directly. - **get_single_egnyte_user_by_id** — Get details about a specific user in Egnyte. Requires id. Returns fields such as username, email, role, and status for the user. - **get_single_egnyte_group_by_id** — Get details of a specific group in Egnyte using id. Returns fields such as group_name, members, and permissions associated with the group. ## How it works 1. **Link your customer's Egnyte account.** Use Truto's frontend SDK; we handle every OAuth and API key flow so you don't need to create the OAuth app. 2. **Authentication is automatic.** Truto refreshes tokens, stores credentials securely, and injects them into every API request. 3. **Call Truto's API to reach Egnyte.** The Proxy API is a 1-to-1 mapping of the Egnyte API. 4. **Get a unified response format.** Every response uses a single shape, with cursor-based pagination and data in the `result` field. ## Use cases - **Sync user permissions between your SaaS and Egnyte** — If your platform manages teams or roles, you can map those to Egnyte Groups and Users to ensure folder-level access stays in sync. This is critical for customers in regulated industries like life sciences or financial services where unauthorized access is a compliance violation. - **Browse and select Egnyte files from within your application** — Let your users navigate their Egnyte drives and select files or folders directly inside your product using the Unified File Storage API. This eliminates context-switching and keeps workflows contained in your UI. - **Automatically provision project folders in Egnyte** — When a new project, deal, or record is created in your SaaS, automatically generate a corresponding folder structure in the customer's Egnyte environment. AEC and construction management platforms use this pattern to keep blueprints and field documents organized from day one. - **Archive SaaS-generated documents into governed Egnyte storage** — Route finalized reports, contracts, or compliance artifacts from your application directly into specific Egnyte folders. Customers in healthcare, legal, and finance need documents to land in their system of record for audit trails and legal retention. - **Audit and reconcile user identities across systems** — Security and compliance SaaS platforms can pull Egnyte user and group data to verify that service accounts align with their own user directories, flagging orphaned accounts or permission drift. ## What you can build - **In-app Egnyte file picker** — Ship a native file browser that lets end users traverse Egnyte drives and drive-items to attach, preview, or import files without leaving your product. - **Automated deal room provisioning** — When a deal or project reaches a specific stage, automatically create a secure folder hierarchy in Egnyte and assign group-based permissions using the Unified File Storage and User Directory APIs. - **Role-based access control sync** — Map your application's teams and roles to Egnyte Groups so that when a user is added or removed in your platform, their Egnyte folder permissions update automatically. - **User directory dashboard with Egnyte data** — Display a unified view of Egnyte users and groups inside your admin console, enabling IT admins to audit access and reconcile identities across your SaaS and Egnyte. - **Secure document upload to Egnyte** — Allow users to push SaaS-generated artifacts—reports, signed contracts, invoices—directly into designated Egnyte drives for compliance-grade archival. - **Cross-platform group membership sync** — Automatically provision or deprovision Egnyte group memberships when contractors, researchers, or external collaborators are onboarded or offboarded in your application. ## FAQs ### What authentication method does Egnyte use through Truto? Egnyte supports OAuth 2.0 for authentication. Truto handles the full OAuth flow, token refresh, and credential storage so your team doesn't need to manage auth infrastructure. ### Which Unified APIs does Truto support for Egnyte? Truto supports the Unified File Storage API (Drives, Drive-Items) and the Unified User Directory API (Users, Groups, Me) for Egnyte. This lets you read and interact with files, folders, users, and groups through a standardized schema. ### Can I fetch a specific Egnyte user or group by ID? Yes. Truto provides dedicated tools—get_single_egnyte_user_by_id and get_single_egnyte_group_by_id—to retrieve individual user or group records directly by their Egnyte ID. ### How does Truto handle pagination for Egnyte API responses? Truto abstracts away Egnyte's native pagination logic. When you query resources like Users, Groups, or Drive-Items through the Unified APIs, Truto manages cursor or offset-based pagination automatically so you get consistent results. ### Does the integration support Egnyte's hybrid (on-premises and cloud) deployments? Truto connects to Egnyte's cloud API layer, which serves as the gateway for both pure-cloud and hybrid deployments. As long as the customer's Egnyte domain is API-accessible, the integration works regardless of their storage topology. ### Are there rate limits I need to worry about with Egnyte? Egnyte enforces API rate limits that vary by plan tier. Truto handles retry logic and rate-limit backoff on your behalf, but for high-volume use cases you should be aware of the customer's Egnyte plan limits to avoid throttling.