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Dropbox

The Dropbox node lets you manage files and folders in Dropbox. A single node supports multiple operations — select the operation you need and the relevant fields appear.

All operations require a Dropbox connection configured with your access token.

Operations

List Folder

List files and folders in a Dropbox directory.

FieldDescriptionNotes
PathFolder path (e.g., /Documents)Empty string for root
LimitMaximum results (1–2000)Default: 100

Get Metadata

Get metadata for a file or folder.

FieldDescriptionNotes
PathFile or folder pathRequired. Supports templates

Download File

Download a file's content.

FieldDescriptionNotes
PathFile path to downloadRequired. Supports templates

Returns an object with content (file content as text), content_length, and file metadata.

Upload File

Upload content to a file.

FieldDescriptionNotes
PathDestination path (e.g., /reports/output.csv)Required. Supports templates
File ContentContent to uploadRequired. Supports templates
Write ModeOverwrite or Add (auto-rename if exists)Default: Overwrite

Delete

Delete a file or folder.

FieldDescriptionNotes
PathFile or folder path to deleteRequired. Supports templates

Move / Rename

Move or rename a file or folder.

FieldDescriptionNotes
From PathCurrent pathRequired. Supports templates
To PathNew pathRequired. Supports templates

Create Folder

Create a new folder.

FieldDescriptionNotes
PathFolder path to createRequired. Supports templates

Search Files

Search for files by name.

FieldDescriptionNotes
Search QueryText to search forRequired. Supports templates
LimitMaximum results (1–2000)Default: 100

Streaming

List Folder and Search operations support streaming — each item is emitted individually to downstream nodes.

Common Patterns

Backup DataStore to Dropbox

  1. Cron — run daily
  2. DataStore Query — export table data
  3. Transform — convert to CSV
  4. Dropbox (Upload) — save to /backups/export.csv

Process Uploaded Files

  1. Dropbox (List Folder) — list files in /inbox
  2. Dropbox (Download) — download each file
  3. Transform — process content
  4. Dropbox (Move) — move to /processed