Triggers & Actions

Use Dropbox as a trigger to kick off a workflow, or use it as an action to do something automatically in your workflow.

Triggers

No triggers available

Actions

  • Upload File

    Upload a file to Dropbox (max 150 MiB). For larger files, use upload sessions.

  • Download File

    Download a file from Dropbox

  • Create Folder

    Create a new folder in Dropbox

  • Delete File/Folder

    Delete a file or folder from Dropbox. If the path is a folder, all its contents will be deleted too.

  • Copy File/Folder

    Copy a file or folder to a different location in Dropbox. If the source path is a folder all its contents will be copied.

  • Move File/Folder

    Move a file or folder to a different location in Dropbox. If the source path is a folder all its contents will be moved. Note: case-only renaming is not currently supported.

  • Search Files/Folders

    Search for files and folders in Dropbox. Note: Recent changes may not immediately be reflected in search results due to indexing delay.

  • List Folder Contents

    List the contents of a folder in Dropbox. Returns files and subfolders with their metadata.

  • Get File Preview

    Get a preview for a file. Supports PDF previews for documents and HTML previews for spreadsheets. Supported extensions: .ai, .doc, .docm, .docx, .eps, .gdoc, .gslides, .odp, .odt, .pps, .ppsm, .ppsx, .ppt, .pptm, .pptx, .rtf, .csv, .ods, .xls, .xlsm, .gsheet, .xlsx.