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.

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.

Authorization Methods

Dropbox requires one of the following authorization methods:

Auth Type	Key	Description	Fields
API Key	api_key	API authorization based on an API key	API Key |  api_key
OAuth 2.0 - Authorization Code	oauth2	OAuth 2.0 authorization using the authorization code grant type	Client ID |  client_id Client Secret |  client_secret Scopes |  scopes Authorization URL |  auth_uri Access Token URL |  token_uri

You can use an API key or OAuth 2.0 app to authenticate customers' Dropbox accounts. Information about generating Dropbox OAuth2 Tokens can be found on their developer documentation site. Further information about setting up an OAuth 2.0 credential for Dropbox can be found in our docs.

Actions

Copy Object

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

Input	Key	Notes	Example
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

Output Example Payload

{  "data": {    "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    }  }}

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Create Folder

Create a Folder at the specified path | key: createFolder

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": {    "metadata": {      "id": "exampleId",      "name": "myFolderName"    }  }}

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Delete Object

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

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": {    "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    }  }}

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Download File

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

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	The location of a file within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

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

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List Folder

List Folder contents at the specified path | key: listFolder

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Directory Path string	path	The path to a directory within a Dropbox share. Include a leading /.	/path/to/my/directory/

Output Example Payload

{  "data": [    {      "id": "exampleId",      "size": 2048,      "rev": "revision-1"    }  ]}

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Move Object

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

Input	Key	Notes	Example
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

Output Example Payload

{  "data": {    "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    }  }}

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Upload File

Upload a file to the specified path | key: uploadFile

Input	Key	Notes	Example
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

Output Example Payload

{  "data": {    "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"  }}

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