Automate tasks with Dropbox

Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily.
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Triggers

The trigger is the event that starts the automation.

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    If there are files, get a list

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    If I upload a new file

    Each time takes the following file from a specific Dropbox directory, in sequential order and until reaching the last one.

    • You can indicate a type of file (by its extension) and the other files will remain excluded.
    • You can set the task to start from the first file in the directory or from the new files saved in it from now on.

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    If there are files, get the first

    Extract the first file from the specified Dropbox folder.

Actions

The action is what happens automatically, without you having to do anything else.

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    Get temporary link

    Get a temporary link to stream content of a file. This link will expire in four hours and afterwards you will get 410 Gone. This URL should not be used to display content directly in the browser.

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    Get download link

    Get a temporary link to stream content of a file.

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    Delete a file

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    Save file to Dropbox

    Saves a file allowing to indicate the name and destination folder. If there is a file with the same name, it allows you to automatically rename the new file and avoid overwriting.

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    Save text string to Dropbox

    Save a text as a file in Dropbox, allowing you to specify the name and destination folder. If there is a file with the same name, it allows you to automatically rename the new file and avoid overwriting.

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    Get a file by name

    Extract a specific file from a specific folder in Dropbox.

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    Get a random file from a folder

    Returns a random file from a specified folder based on an optional list of valid file extensions.

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    Move a file or folder to a different location

    Move a file or folder to a different location in the user's Dropbox. If the source path is a folder all its contents will be moved.