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Dropbox Component

Manage files stored in Dropbox

Component key: dropbox

Description

Dropbox is a file sharing platform that allows teams to collaborate and share files with one another. The Dropbox component allows you to interact with the Dropbox API. You can upload, download, list, and move files within a Dropbox account.

API Documentation

This component was built using the Dropbox API Documenation

A common integration pattern involves listing files in a file store, and performing a series of actions on the array of files that are returned. See our looping over files quickstart for information about how to create a loop over an array of files.

Detecting changes in Dropbox

The List Changes action allows you to detect changes in your user's Dropbox folders. Create a flow that runs on a schedule and begin your flow with a List Changes action. That action will return a list of changes that have occurred since the flow was last run.

If you would like to detect and process changes to your customers' Dropbox accounts in real-time, see the Single-Endpoint Webhook Integrations guide on handling webhook requests from apps that require you to specify a single webhook endpoint.

Connections

OAuth 2.0

This component uses OAuth 2.0 to connect to Dropbox's API. To create a Dropbox OAuth 2.0 app, log in to Dropbox and open https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps:

  1. Select Create app.
  2. Select that you want Scoped access.
  3. Choose the type of access you want:
    1. App folder access gives you access to a single folder in the user's Apps/ directory. A folder will be created with the same name as your OAuth app.
    2. Full Dropbox access gives you access to all files and folders in a user's Dropbox account.
  4. Give your app a name and click Create app.
    1. Take note of the App key and App secret - you'll enter these in a Dropbox connection config variable.
  5. Under the OAuth2 section add the Redirect URI as https://oauth2.prismatic.io/callback for US based integrations.
    1. For integrations outside the US refer to this guide to find your region’s Callback URL.

Under the Permissions tab, choose the permissions your app will need. The actions supported in this component relate to files, so you should grant the files.metadata.read and files.content.read permissions if you need read-only access, and also include the files.metadata.write and files.content.write permissions if you need to write files to a user's Dropbox account. You can safely ignore permissions listed under Collaboration and Account Info.

InputDefaultNotes
Authorize URL
string
/ Required
Hidden Field
authorizeUrl
https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?token_access_type=offline
The OAuth 2.0 Authorization URL for Dropbox
App Key
string
/ Required
clientId
Generate at https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
App Secret
password
/ Required
clientSecret
Generate at https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
Scopes
string
Hidden Field
scopes
Dropbox permission scopes are set within Dropbox on the OAuth application
Token URL
string
/ Required
Hidden Field
tokenUrl
https://api.dropboxapi.com/oauth2/token
The OAuth 2.0 Token URL for Dropbox

Triggers

Webhook

Receive and validate webhook requests from Dropbox for webhooks you configure. | key: dropboxWebhook

InputNotes
Signing Secret
password
/ Required
signingSecret
The 'App Secret' of your Dropbox app

Many other SaaS apps allow you to configure webhook URLs on a per-customer basis. They allow you to say "when data is updated for Acme Corp, notify Acme Corp's instance webhook URL".

Dropbox does not have customer-specific webhooks. Instead, they allow your OAuth application to designate a single webhook URL to be notified when updates occur. Whenever any of your users update data in Dropbox, your single webhook URL receives a request with an array of Dropbox account IDs that have changes.

In Prismatic the best way to handle these Dropbox requests is to create a "Router Integration" that routes Dropbox webhook requests to the correct customer instance(s).

  • When an instance of your Dropbox integration is created, it notifies the "Router Integration" of a new mapping between the authenticated user's Dropbox Account ID and the instance's flow's webhook URL.
  • When a webhook request comes from Dropbox with a list of Dropbox Account IDs with changes, the "Router Integration" loops over the account IDs, looks up the mapping of account ID to webhook URL, and makes a request to the webhook URL of the appropriate instance, causing it to run a flow that queries for changes.

An example "Router Integration" and a Dropbox integration that register itself with the router integration is available in GitHub. You can import and extend the integrations how you see fit.


Data Sources

List Folders

Fetch an array of folders | key: listFolders | type: picklist

InputDefaultNotesExample
Connection
connection
/ Required
connection
 
 
 
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
lslTXFcbLQKkb0vP9Kgh5hy0Y0OnC7Z9ZPHPwPmMnxSk3eiDRMkct7D8E
Limit
string
limit
The maximum number of results to return per request. Note: This is an approximate number and there can be slightly more entries returned in some cases.
25
Directory Path
string
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/
Recursive
boolean
/ Required
recursive
false
If true, the response will contain contents of all subfolders.
 
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"result": [
{
"label": "/myexamplefolder - MyExampleFolder",
"key": "0"
},
{
"label": "/myexamplefolder/myimage.jpg - MyImage.jpg",
"key": "1"
}
]
}

List Shared Folders

Fetch an array of shared folders | key: listSharedFolders | type: picklist

InputNotesExample
Connection
connection
/ Required
connection
 
 
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
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Folder Actions
string
Key Value List
folderActions
A list of `FolderAction`s corresponding to `FolderPermission`s that should appear in the response's SharedFolderMetadata.permissions field describing the actions the authenticated user can perform on the folder. This field is optional.
disable_viewer_info
Limit
string
limit
The maximum number of results to return per request. Note: This is an approximate number and there can be slightly more entries returned in some cases.
25
Directory Path
string
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/

{
"result": [
{
"label": "/myexamplefolder - MyExampleFolder",
"key": "0"
},
{
"label": "/myexamplefolder/myimage.jpg - MyImage.jpg",
"key": "1"
}
]
}

List Team Folders

Fetch an array of team's folders | key: listTeamFolders | type: picklist

InputNotesExample
Connection
connection
/ Required
connection
 
 
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
lslTXFcbLQKkb0vP9Kgh5hy0Y0OnC7Z9ZPHPwPmMnxSk3eiDRMkct7D8E
Limit
string
limit
The maximum number of results to return per request. Note: This is an approximate number and there can be slightly more entries returned in some cases.
25
Directory Path
string
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/

{
"result": [
{
"label": "MyExampleFolder",
"key": "0"
}
]
}

Actions

Copy Object

Copy a Folder or File from one path to another | key: copyObject

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
From Path
string
/ Required
fromPath
The location of a source file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/source/file.txt
To Path
string
/ Required
toPath
The location of a destination file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/destination/file.txt

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"metadata": {
".tag": "file",
"name": "myCopy",
"id": "exampleId",
"client_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"server_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"size": 2048
}
}
}
}

Create Folder

Create a Folder at the specified path | key: createFolder

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Path
string
/ Required
path
The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/file.txt

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"metadata": {
"id": "exampleId",
"name": "myFolderName"
}
}
}
}

Create a shared link with custom settings. If no settings are given then the default visibility is RequestedVisibility.public (The resolved visibility, though, may depend on other aspects such as team and shared folder settings). | key: createSharedLink

InputDefaultNotesExample
Access
string
access
Requested access level you want the audience to gain from this link. Note, modifying access level for an existing link is not supported.
 
Allow Download
boolean
allow_download
false
Boolean flag to allow or not download capabilities for shared links.
 
Audience
string
/ Required
audience
 
 
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Expires
string
expires
Expiration time of the shared link. By default the link won't expire.
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
Link Password
string
link_password
If the shared link has a password, this parameter can be used.
anExamplePassword
Path
string
/ Required
path
The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/file.txt
Require Password
boolean
require_password
false
Boolean flag to enable or disable password protection.
 
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"link_permissions": {
"allow_comments": true,
"allow_download": true,
"audience_options": [
{
"allowed": true,
"audience": {
".tag": "public"
}
},
{
"allowed": false,
"audience": {
".tag": "team"
}
},
{
"allowed": true,
"audience": {
".tag": "no_one"
}
}
],
"can_allow_download": true,
"can_disallow_download": false,
"can_remove_expiry": false,
"can_remove_password": true,
"can_revoke": false,
"can_set_expiry": false,
"can_set_password": true,
"can_use_extended_sharing_controls": false,
"require_password": false,
"resolved_visibility": {
".tag": "public"
},
"revoke_failure_reason": {
".tag": "owner_only"
},
"team_restricts_comments": true,
"visibility_policies": [
{
"allowed": true,
"policy": {
".tag": "public"
},
"resolved_policy": {
".tag": "public"
}
},
{
"allowed": true,
"policy": {
".tag": "password"
},
"resolved_policy": {
".tag": "password"
}
}
]
},
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"size": 7212,
"team_member_info": {
"display_name": "Roger Rabbit",
"member_id": "dbmid:abcd1234",
"team_info": {
"id": "dbtid:AAFdgehTzw7WlXhZJsbGCLePe8RvQGYDr-I",
"name": "Acme, Inc."
}
},
"url": "https://www.dropbox.com/s/2sn712vy1ovegw8/Prime_Numbers.txt?dl=0"
}
}
}

Delete Object

Delete a Folder or File at the specified path | key: deleteObject

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Path
string
/ Required
path
The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/file.txt

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"metadata": {
".tag": "file",
"name": "myCopy",
"id": "exampleId",
"client_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"server_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"size": 2048
}
}
}
}

Download File

Download the file (< 150MB) at the specified path | key: downloadFile

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Download as Zip
boolean
download_as_zip
false
Download a folder from the user's Dropbox, as a zip file. The folder must be less than 20 GB in size and any single file within must be less than 4 GB in size.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Path
string
/ Required
path
The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/file.txt

{
"data": {
"type": "Buffer",
"data": [
101,
120,
97,
109,
112,
108,
101
]
},
"contentType": "application/octet"
}

Export File

Export the file at the specified path | key: exportFile

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Directory Path
string
/ Required
path
The path of the file to be exported.
/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.gsheet
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"export_metadata": {
"export_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"name": "Prime_Numbers.xlsx",
"size": 7189
},
"file_metadata": {
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"file_lock_info": {
"created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"is_lockholder": true,
"lockholder_name": "Imaginary User"
},
"has_explicit_shared_members": false,
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"is_downloadable": true,
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"property_groups": [
{
"fields": [
{
"name": "Security Policy",
"value": "Confidential"
}
],
"template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa"
}
],
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"sharing_info": {
"modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"read_only": true
},
"size": 7212
}
}
}
}

Get Current Account

Get information about the currently authenticated user | key: getCurrentAccount

InputNotes
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 

{
"data": {
"account_id": "dbid:EXAMPLE",
"name": {
"given_name": "John",
"surname": "Doe",
"familiar_name": "John",
"display_name": "John Doe",
"abbreviated_name": "JD"
},
"email": "john.doe@example.com",
"email_verified": true,
"profile_photo_url": "",
"disabled": false,
"country": "US",
"locale": "en",
"referral_link": "",
"is_paired": true,
"account_type": {
".tag": "basic"
},
"root_info": {
".tag": "user",
"root_namespace_id": "123456789",
"home_namespace_id": "123456789"
}
}
}

Get Download Status

Get the status of a file download from a URL to Dropbox | key: getDownloadStatus

InputDefaultNotesExample
Async Job ID
string
/ Required
asyncJobId
The ID of the asynchronous job. From the response of the Save From URL action would be a good place to get this value.
nMvNReawvD4AAAAAAAAAAQ
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
".tag": "in_progress"
}
}
}

Get File Lock

Return the lock metadata for the given list of paths | key: getFileLock

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Dynamic Paths
data
dynamicPaths
An optional list of paths (Use this, File Paths or both)
["/path/to/file", "/path/to/another/file"]
File Path
string
Value List
filePaths
This represents the source files's path. Include a leading / (Use this, Dynamic Paths or both)
/path/to/source/file.txt
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
Used to specify the user to act on behalf of.
dbmid:abcd1234

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"entries": [
{
".tag": "success",
"lock": {
"content": {
".tag": "single_user",
"created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"lock_holder_account_id": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"lock_holder_team_id": "dbtid:1234abcd"
}
},
"metadata": {
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"file_lock_info": {
"created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"is_lockholder": true,
"lockholder_name": "Imaginary User"
},
"has_explicit_shared_members": false,
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"is_downloadable": true,
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"property_groups": [
{
"fields": [
{
"name": "Security Policy",
"value": "Confidential"
}
],
"template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa"
}
],
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"sharing_info": {
"modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"read_only": true
},
"size": 7212
}
}
]
}
}
}

Get Metadata for File or Folder

Returns the metadata for a file or folder. | key: getMetadata

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Include Deleted
boolean
include_deleted
false
DeletedMetadata will be returned for deleted file or folder, otherwise LookupError.not_found will be returned.
 
Include Has Explicit Shared Members
boolean
include_has_explicit_shared_members
false
If true, the results will include a flag for each file indicating whether or not that file has any explicit members.
 
Include Media Info
boolean
include_media_info
false
If true, FileMetadata.media_info is set for photo and video.
 
Path
string
/ Required
path
The path of a file or folder on Dropbox to get metadata for
id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAYa || /Homework/math
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"file_lock_info": {
"created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"is_lockholder": true,
"lockholder_name": "Imaginary User"
},
"has_explicit_shared_members": false,
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"is_downloadable": true,
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"property_groups": [
{
"fields": [
{
"name": "Security Policy",
"value": "Confidential"
}
],
"template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa"
}
],
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"sharing_info": {
"modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"read_only": true
},
"size": 7212
}
}
}

Download the shared link's file from a user's Dropbox. | key: getSharedLinkFile

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Link Password
string
link_password
If the shared link has a password, this parameter can be used.
anExamplePassword
Directory Path
string
path
If the shared link is to a folder, this parameter can be used to retrieve the metadata for a specific file or sub-folder in this folder. A relative path should be used.
/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.gsheet
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Shared Link URL
string
/ Required
urlToSave
StringURL of the shared link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2sn712vy1ovegw8/Prime_Numbers.txt?dl=0
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"link_permissions": {
"allow_comments": true,
"allow_download": true,
"audience_options": [
{
"allowed": true,
"audience": {
".tag": "public"
}
},
{
"allowed": false,
"audience": {
".tag": "team"
}
},
{
"allowed": true,
"audience": {
".tag": "no_one"
}
}
],
"can_allow_download": true,
"can_disallow_download": false,
"can_remove_expiry": false,
"can_remove_password": true,
"can_revoke": false,
"can_set_expiry": false,
"can_set_password": true,
"can_use_extended_sharing_controls": false,
"require_password": false,
"resolved_visibility": {
".tag": "public"
},
"revoke_failure_reason": {
".tag": "owner_only"
},
"team_restricts_comments": true,
"visibility_policies": [
{
"allowed": true,
"policy": {
".tag": "public"
},
"resolved_policy": {
".tag": "public"
}
},
{
"allowed": true,
"policy": {
".tag": "password"
},
"resolved_policy": {
".tag": "password"
}
}
]
},
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"size": 7212,
"team_member_info": {
"display_name": "Roger Rabbit",
"member_id": "dbmid:abcd1234",
"team_info": {
"id": "dbtid:AAFdgehTzw7WlXhZJsbGCLePe8RvQGYDr-I",
"name": "Acme, Inc."
}
},
"url": "https://www.dropbox.com/s/2sn712vy1ovegw8/Prime_Numbers.txt?dl=0"
}
}
}

Get Shared Metadata for File

Returns shared file metadata. | key: getSharedMetadataForFile

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
File Id
string
/ Required
fileId
The ID for the shared file.
id:3kmLmQFnf1AAAAAAAAAAAw
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"access_type": {
".tag": "viewer"
},
"id": "id:3kmLmQFnf1AAAAAAAAAAAw",
"name": "file.txt",
"owner_display_names": [
"Jane Doe"
],
"owner_team": {
"id": "dbtid:AAFdgehTzw7WlXhZJsbGCLePe8RvQGYDr-I",
"name": "Acme, Inc."
},
"path_display": "/dir/file.txt",
"path_lower": "/dir/file.txt",
"permissions": [],
"policy": {
"acl_update_policy": {
".tag": "owner"
},
"member_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
},
"resolved_member_policy": {
".tag": "team"
},
"shared_link_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
}
},
"preview_url": "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fir9vjelf",
"time_invited": "2016-01-20T00:00:00Z"
}
}
}

Get Shared Metadata for Folder

Returns shared folder metadata. | key: getSharedMetadataForFolder

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Shared Folder ID
string
/ Required
fileId
The ID of the shared folder to retrieve metadata for
84528192421
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"access_inheritance": {
".tag": "inherit"
},
"access_type": {
".tag": "owner"
},
"is_inside_team_folder": false,
"is_team_folder": false,
"link_metadata": {
"audience_options": [
{
".tag": "public"
},
{
".tag": "team"
},
{
".tag": "members"
}
],
"current_audience": {
".tag": "public"
},
"link_permissions": [
{
"action": {
".tag": "change_audience"
},
"allow": true
}
],
"password_protected": false,
"url": ""
},
"name": "dir",
"path_lower": "/dir",
"permissions": [],
"policy": {
"acl_update_policy": {
".tag": "owner"
},
"member_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
},
"resolved_member_policy": {
".tag": "team"
},
"shared_link_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
}
},
"preview_url": "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fir9vjelf",
"shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"time_invited": "2016-01-20T00:00:00Z"
}
}
}

Get Team Members

Get Team Members by Member ID, External ID, or Email | key: getTeamMembers

InputDefaultNotes
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
Lookup By
string
/ Required
lookupKey
 
Value
string
/ Required
lookupValue
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"members_info": [
{
".tag": "member_info",
"profile": {
"account_id": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"email": "tami@seagull.com",
"email_verified": false,
"external_id": "244423",
"groups": [
"g:e2db7665347abcd600000000001a2b3c"
],
"joined_on": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"member_folder_id": "20",
"membership_type": {
".tag": "full"
},
"name": {
"abbreviated_name": "FF",
"display_name": "Franz Ferdinand (Personal)",
"familiar_name": "Franz",
"given_name": "Franz",
"surname": "Ferdinand"
},
"profile_photo_url": "https://dl-web.dropbox.com/account_photo/get/dbaphid%3AAAHWGmIXV3sUuOmBfTz0wPsiqHUpBWvv3ZA?vers=1556069330102&size=128x128",
"secondary_emails": [
{
"email": "grape@strawberry.com",
"is_verified": false
},
{
"email": "apple@orange.com",
"is_verified": true
}
],
"status": {
".tag": "active"
},
"team_member_id": "dbmid:FDFSVF-DFSDF"
},
"roles": [
{
"description": "Add, remove, and manage member accounts.",
"name": "User management admin",
"role_id": "pid_dbtmr:3456"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}

Get a temporary link to stream content of a file. | key: getTemporaryLink

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Path
string
/ Required
path
The path to the file you want a temporary link to
/video.mp4
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
Used to specify the user to act on behalf of.
dbmid:abcd1234

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"metadata": {
"name": "drums.jpg",
"path_lower": "/drums.jpg",
"path_display": "/drums.jpg",
"id": "id:kXzCDysyTmQAAAAAAAAAGw",
"client_modified": "2023-12-12T00:25:58Z",
"server_modified": "2023-12-12T00:25:59Z",
"rev": "60c45183ecb69f3e2a861",
"size": 175342,
"is_downloadable": true,
"content_hash": "2960e5e1f4e54e849d63862010035aea6d4f691aacc76abe5f33a80d670ec113"
},
"link": "https://uc925b3fcc7a2208235a92b0e7e8.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/get/COQEC7ffJgExogeJr8ngG5GH_4jW-iN6PC1heBZVwhZPs-3Wis_TJVR5GDHQnrLSuZRn8EhZVxFFxU9vOcpwZ2tbpIC59w1dQkaZ9Vs0q-8YPfD0hfLTOWy7iMpx5ymz6J9k6nnzHyr08sICt-RcM5jMk2ET8lwSQoQCeW6_TG6lWA/file"
}
}
}

Get a temporary presigned link to upload a file | key: getTemporaryUploadLink

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Duration
string
duration
3600
How long the link will be valid, in seconds. Defaults to 1 hour.
 
Path
string
/ Required
path
The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/file.txt

The Get Temporary Upload Link action allows you to fetch a presigned URL from Dropbox that can be used to upload a file directly to Dropbox. This is handy if you have a large file that you want to upload to Dropbox, but cannot upload the file through a Prismatic flow.

After fetching a presigned URL, your app can upload a file directly to Dropbox. Note that your request must be a POST request and your content-type header must be application/octet-stream.

For example,

curl --request POST \
--upload-file ./my-file.png \
--header "content-type: application/octet-stream" \
https://content.dropboxapi.com/apitul/1/ExAmPlE

Dropbox documentation notes that the maximum size for a file uploaded via a presigned URL is 150MB.

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"link": "https://content.dropboxapi.com/..."
}
}
}

List Changes

List changes that have been made to files in this folder since the last time this action was run. | key: listChanges

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Directory Path
string
directoryPath
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Include Deleted?
boolean
/ Required
includeDeleted
false
If true, the results will include entries for files and folders that used to exist but were deleted.
 
Recursive
boolean
/ Required
recursive
false
If true, the response will contain contents of all subfolders.
 
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

The first time this action runs, it takes note of the current cursor returned by Dropbox, and returns no changes. Subsequent runs of this step use that cursor to determine what has changed since the last time this step ran.

{
"data": {
"entries": [
{
".tag": "deleted",
"name": "my-old-image.png",
"path_lower": "/my-old-image.png",
"path_display": "/my-old-image.png"
},
{
".tag": "file",
"name": "my-new-image.png",
"path_lower": "/my-new-image.png",
"path_display": "/my-new-image.png",
"id": "id:BTY6k_2K8PAAAAAAAAAX9g",
"client_modified": "2022-12-12T21:39:30Z",
"server_modified": "2022-12-12T22:40:57Z",
"rev": "5efa9326918a601c39731",
"size": 1758021,
"is_downloadable": true,
"content_hash": "dc05a61ecd59d294da1e971c4e40a980b9042c633b7bc777367991a046d2b32d"
}
],
"cursor": "AAFCBKRdVxEXAMPLE",
"has_more": false
},
"instanceState": {}
}

List Folder

List Folder contents at the specified path | key: listFolder

InputDefaultNotesExample
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
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Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Limit
string
limit
The maximum number of results to return per request. Note: This is an approximate number and there can be slightly more entries returned in some cases.
25
Directory Path
string
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/
Recursive
boolean
/ Required
recursive
false
If true, the response will contain contents of all subfolders.
 
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"entries": [
{
".tag": "folder",
"id": "exampleId",
"name": "MyExampleFolder",
"path_lower": "/myexamplefolder"
},
{
".tag": "file",
"id": "exampleId",
"name": "MyImage.jpg",
"path_lower": "/myexamplefolder/myimage.jpg",
"client_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"server_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"rev": "681a01c39731",
"size": 213654
}
],
"cursor": "hgL45HTslKOhj1_GEut-DVuaNs4xrXzpwQZRyJ0-KCW0wWMQ5DZu68__ULJa0zDcBp3ZrMlCj3-ZuOy4kjc9H2o7Ohk9UsId0sxVZrXFX",
"has_more": true
}
}
}

List Shared Folders

List Shared Folders contents | key: listSharingFolder

InputDefaultNotesExample
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
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Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Folder Actions
string
Key Value List
folderActions
A list of `FolderAction`s corresponding to `FolderPermission`s that should appear in the response's SharedFolderMetadata.permissions field describing the actions the authenticated user can perform on the folder. This field is optional.
disable_viewer_info
Limit
string
limit
The maximum number of results to return per request. Note: This is an approximate number and there can be slightly more entries returned in some cases.
25
Directory Path
string
/ Required
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"cursor": "ZtkX9_EHj3x7PMkVuFIhwKYXEpwpLwyxp9vMKomUhllil9q7eWiAu",
"entries": [
{
"access_inheritance": {
".tag": "inherit"
},
"access_type": {
".tag": "owner"
},
"is_inside_team_folder": false,
"is_team_folder": false,
"link_metadata": {
"audience_options": [
{
".tag": "public"
},
{
".tag": "team"
},
{
".tag": "members"
}
],
"current_audience": {
".tag": "public"
},
"link_permissions": [
{
"action": {
".tag": "change_audience"
},
"allow": true
}
],
"password_protected": false,
"url": ""
},
"name": "dir",
"path_lower": "/dir",
"permissions": [],
"policy": {
"acl_update_policy": {
".tag": "owner"
},
"member_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
},
"resolved_member_policy": {
".tag": "team"
},
"shared_link_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
}
},
"preview_url": "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fir9vjelf",
"shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"time_invited": "2016-01-20T00:00:00Z"
}
]
}
}
}

List Folder contents at the specified path | key: listSharedLinks

InputDefaultNotesExample
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
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Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Direct Only
boolean
direct_only
false
Links to parent folders can be suppressed by setting direct_only to true.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Directory Path
string
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"cursor": "ZtkX9_EHj3x7PMkVuFIhwKYXEpwpLwyxp9vMKomUhllil9q7eWiAu",
"has_more": true,
"links": [
{
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"link_permissions": {
"allow_comments": true,
"allow_download": true,
"audience_options": [
{
"allowed": true,
"audience": {
".tag": "public"
}
},
{
"allowed": false,
"audience": {
".tag": "team"
}
},
{
"allowed": true,
"audience": {
".tag": "no_one"
}
}
],
"can_allow_download": true,
"can_disallow_download": false,
"can_remove_expiry": false,
"can_remove_password": true,
"can_revoke": false,
"can_set_expiry": false,
"can_set_password": true,
"can_use_extended_sharing_controls": false,
"require_password": false,
"resolved_visibility": {
".tag": "public"
},
"revoke_failure_reason": {
".tag": "owner_only"
},
"team_restricts_comments": true,
"visibility_policies": [
{
"allowed": true,
"policy": {
".tag": "public"
},
"resolved_policy": {
".tag": "public"
}
},
{
"allowed": true,
"policy": {
".tag": "password"
},
"resolved_policy": {
".tag": "password"
}
}
]
},
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"size": 7212,
"team_member_info": {
"display_name": "Roger Rabbit",
"member_id": "dbmid:abcd1234",
"team_info": {
"id": "dbtid:AAFdgehTzw7WlXhZJsbGCLePe8RvQGYDr-I",
"name": "Acme, Inc."
}
},
"url": "https://www.dropbox.com/s/2sn712vy1ovegw8/Prime_Numbers.txt?dl=0"
}
]
}
}
}

List Team's Folders

List Team's Folder contents | key: listTeamFolder

InputDefaultNotesExample
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
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Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Limit
string
limit
The maximum number of results to return per request. Note: This is an approximate number and there can be slightly more entries returned in some cases.
25
Directory Path
string
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"cursor": "ZtkX9_EHj3x7PMkVuFIhwKYXEpwpLwyxp9vMKomUhllil9q7eWiAu",
"has_more": false,
"team_folders": [
{
"content_sync_settings": [
{
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"sync_setting": {
".tag": "default"
}
}
],
"is_team_shared_dropbox": false,
"name": "Marketing",
"status": {
".tag": "active"
},
"sync_setting": {
".tag": "default"
},
"team_folder_id": "123456789"
}
]
}
}
}

Lock File

Lock the files at the given paths | key: lockFile

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Dynamic Paths
data
dynamicPaths
An optional list of paths (Use this, File Paths or both)
["/path/to/file", "/path/to/another/file"]
File Path
string
Value List
filePaths
This represents the source files's path. Include a leading / (Use this, Dynamic Paths or both)
/path/to/source/file.txt
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
Used to specify the user to act on behalf of.
dbmid:abcd1234

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"entries": [
{
".tag": "success",
"lock": {
"content": {
".tag": "single_user",
"created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"lock_holder_account_id": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"lock_holder_team_id": "dbtid:1234abcd"
}
},
"metadata": {
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"file_lock_info": {
"created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"is_lockholder": true,
"lockholder_name": "Imaginary User"
},
"has_explicit_shared_members": false,
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"is_downloadable": true,
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"property_groups": [
{
"fields": [
{
"name": "Security Policy",
"value": "Confidential"
}
],
"template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa"
}
],
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"sharing_info": {
"modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"read_only": true
},
"size": 7212
}
}
]
}
}
}

Move Object

Move a Folder or File from one path to another | key: moveObject

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
From Path
string
/ Required
fromPath
The location of a source file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/source/file.txt
To Path
string
/ Required
toPath
The location of a destination file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/destination/file.txt

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"metadata": {
".tag": "file",
"name": "myCopy",
"id": "exampleId",
"client_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"server_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"size": 2048
}
}
}
}

Raw Request

Send raw HTTP request to Dropbox | key: rawRequest

InputDefaultNotesExample
Connection
connection
/ Required
connection
 
 
 
Data
string
data
The HTTP body payload to send to the URL.
{"exampleKey": "Example Data"}
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Debug Request
boolean
debugRequest
false
Enabling this flag will log out the current request.
 
File Data
string
Key Value List
fileData
File Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.
[{key: "example.txt", value: "My File Contents"}]
File Data File Names
string
Key Value List
fileDataFileNames
File names to apply to the file data inputs. Keys must match the file data keys above.
 
Form Data
string
Key Value List
formData
The Form Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.
[{"key": "Example Key", "value": new Buffer("Hello World")}]
Header
string
Key Value List
headers
A list of headers to send with the request.
User-Agent: curl/7.64.1
Max Retry Count
string
maxRetries
0
The maximum number of retries to attempt.
 
Method
string
/ Required
method
The HTTP method to use.
 
Query Parameter
string
Key Value List
queryParams
A list of query parameters to send with the request. This is the portion at the end of the URL similar to ?key1=value1&key2=value2.
 
Response Type
string
/ Required
responseType
json
The type of data you expect in the response. You can request json, text, or binary data.
 
Retry On All Errors
boolean
retryAllErrors
false
If true, retries on all erroneous responses regardless of type.
 
Retry Delay (ms)
string
retryDelayMS
0
The delay in milliseconds between retries.
 
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Timeout
string
timeout
The maximum time that a client will await a response to its request
2000
URL
string
/ Required
url
Input the path only (/file_requests/create), The base URL is already included (https://api.dropboxapi.com/2). For example, to connect to https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/create, only /file_requests/create is entered in this field.
/file_requests/create
Use Exponential Backoff
boolean
useExponentialBackoff
false
Specifies whether to use a pre-defined exponential backoff strategy for retries.
 
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

Save From URL

Save a file from a URL to Dropbox | key: saveFromUrl

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
To Path
string
/ Required
toPath
The path with file name with extension where the URL will be saved to in Dropbox.
/path/to/file.txt
URL to Save
string
/ Required
urlToSave
The URL to save to Dropbox
https://example.com/file.txt
Wait Until Complete
boolean
waitUntilComplete
false
Whether to wait for the operation to complete.
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
".tag": "async_job_id",
"async_job_id": "LnMobEc7XVEAAAAAAAAAAQ"
}
}
}

Search Files

Search for files at the specified path | key: searchFiles

InputDefaultNotesExample
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
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Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Limit
string
limit
The maximum number of results to return per request. Note: This is an approximate number and there can be slightly more entries returned in some cases.
25
Directory Path
string
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/
File Name
string
/ Required
query
The name of a file within a Dropbox share.
fileName.txt
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"has_more": false,
"matches": [
{
"metadata": {
".tag": "metadata",
"metadata": {
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"has_explicit_shared_members": false,
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"is_downloadable": true,
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"sharing_info": {
"modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"read_only": true
},
"size": 7212
}
}
}
]
}
}
}

Search Folders

Search for folders at the specified path | key: searchFolders

InputDefaultNotesExample
Cursor
string
cursor
Specify the cursor returned by your last call to list_folder or list_folder/continue.
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Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Limit
string
limit
The maximum number of results to return per request. Note: This is an approximate number and there can be slightly more entries returned in some cases.
25
Directory Path
string
path
The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/my/directory/
Folder Name
string
/ Required
query
The name of the folder to search for
My Folder
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"has_more": false,
"matches": [
{
"metadata": {
".tag": "metadata",
"metadata": {
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"has_explicit_shared_members": false,
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"is_downloadable": true,
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"sharing_info": {
"modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"read_only": true
},
"size": 7212
}
}
}
]
}
}
}

Share Folder

Share a folder with collaborators. Most sharing will be completed synchronously. Large folders will be completed asynchronously. | key: shareFolder

InputDefaultNotesExample
Access Inheritance
string
access_inheritance
The access inheritance settings for the folder.
 
ACL Update Policy
string
acl_update_policy
Who can add and remove members of this shared folder.
 
Actions
string
Value List
actions
A list of `FolderAction`s corresponding to `FolderPermission`s that should appear in the response's SharedFolderMetadata.permissions field describing the actions the authenticated user can perform on the folder.
 
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Force Async
boolean
force_async
false
Whether to force the share to happen asynchronously.
 
Member Policy
string
member_policy
Who can be a member of this shared folder. Only applicable if the current user is on a team.
 
Directory Path
string
path
The path or the file id to the folder to share. If it does not exist, then a new one is created.
/example/workspace
Shared Link Policy
string
shared_link_policy
The policy to apply to shared links created for content inside this shared folder. The current user must be on a team to set this policy to SharedLinkPolicy.members.
 
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 
Viewer Info Policy
string
viewer_info_policy
Who can enable/disable viewer info for this shared folder.
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
".tag": "complete",
"access_inheritance": {
".tag": "inherit"
},
"access_type": {
".tag": "owner"
},
"is_inside_team_folder": false,
"is_team_folder": false,
"link_metadata": {
"audience_options": [
{
".tag": "public"
},
{
".tag": "team"
},
{
".tag": "members"
}
],
"current_audience": {
".tag": "public"
},
"link_permissions": [
{
"action": {
".tag": "change_audience"
},
"allow": true
}
],
"password_protected": false,
"url": ""
},
"name": "dir",
"path_lower": "/dir",
"permissions": [],
"policy": {
"acl_update_policy": {
".tag": "owner"
},
"member_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
},
"resolved_member_policy": {
".tag": "team"
},
"shared_link_policy": {
".tag": "anyone"
}
},
"preview_url": "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fir9vjelf",
"shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"time_invited": "2016-01-20T00:00:00Z"
}
}
}

Unlock File

Unlock the files at the given paths | key: unlockFile

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Dynamic Paths
data
dynamicPaths
An optional list of paths (Use this, File Paths or both)
["/path/to/file", "/path/to/another/file"]
File Path
string
Value List
filePaths
This represents the source files's path. Include a leading / (Use this, Dynamic Paths or both)
/path/to/source/file.txt
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"entries": [
{
".tag": "success",
"lock": {
"content": {
".tag": "single_user",
"created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"lock_holder_account_id": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"lock_holder_team_id": "dbtid:1234abcd"
}
},
"metadata": {
".tag": "file",
"client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"file_lock_info": {
"created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"is_lockholder": true,
"lockholder_name": "Imaginary User"
},
"has_explicit_shared_members": false,
"id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
"is_downloadable": true,
"name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
"path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
"property_groups": [
{
"fields": [
{
"name": "Security Policy",
"value": "Confidential"
}
],
"template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa"
}
],
"rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
"server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
"sharing_info": {
"modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
"parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
"read_only": true
},
"size": 7212
}
}
]
}
}
}

Unshare File

Remove all members from this file. Does not remove inherited members. | key: unshareFile

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
File Id
string
/ Required
fileId
The ID for the shared file.
id:3kmLmQFnf1AAAAAAAAAAAw
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": null
}
}

Unshare Folder

Allows a shared folder owner to unshare the folder. Unshare will not work in following cases: The shared folder contains shared folders OR the shared folder is inside another shared folder. | key: unshareFolder

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
Leave a Copy
boolean
leave_a_copy
false
If true, members of this shared folder will get a copy of this folder after it's unshared. Otherwise, it will be removed from their Dropbox. The current user, who is an owner, will always retain their copy.
 
Shared Folder ID
string
/ Required
shared_folder_id
The ID for the shared folder.
84528192421
Team Member ID
string
teamMemberId
The ID of the team member. Required if Team User Type is set
dbmid:abcd1234
Team User Type
string
userType
The type of user to connect with. Admin or User
 

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
".tag": "complete"
}
}
}

Upload File

Upload a file to the specified path | key: uploadFile

InputDefaultNotesExample
Debug
boolean
debug
false
Whether to log the payload to the debug log. This is useful for troubleshooting.
 
Connection
connection
/ Required
dropboxConnection
 
 
 
File Contents
data
/ Required
fileContents
The contents to write to a file. This can be a string of text, it can be binary data (like an image or PDF) that was generated in a previous step.
My File Contents
Path
string
/ Required
path
The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.
/path/to/file.txt

{
"data": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {},
"result": {
"id": "exampleId",
"client_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"server_modified": "Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT",
"size": 2048,
"name": "myFileName"
}
}
}