Apps
Dropbox
25 min
learn how to connect engini to dropbox using engini’s dropbox activities, you can upload files, download files, create folders, manage files, and automate your document workflows directly from dropbox to get started with the dropbox app, create a free account at dropbox com or sign in with your existing dropbox account getting started with google drive prerequisites a google drive account add a connection to google drive in engini enter your engini account at https //app engini io/ navigate to connections page by clicking on the connections on the left sidebar or by clicking https //app engini io/connections click on the "new integration" option located at the topbar choose google drive option from the available applications enter the details in the “add connection” form note there are two different authentication methods available, and the required fields differ depending on the option you choose please follow the relevant instructions based on your selected method oauth2 this method uses a predefined authentication flow you don’t need to provide a client id or client secret, you simply sign in using your account connection name enter unique identifier for the connection within engini authentication method select oauth2 click on the “sign in” button sign into your dropbox account fields automatically populated post connecting to a dropbox account include access token a token for authorization to access google services refresh token a token used to obtain a new access token when the current one expires click on the save button to save the connection triggers check for new files the trigger monitors your dropbox account for new files or folders when a new item is detected, the workflow starts automatically actions get all files/subfolders in a folder retrieves all subfolders and files inside a specified dropbox folder this activity allows you to list the contents of a folder so you can use them in the next steps of your workflow path specifies the dropbox folder whose contents you want to retrieve provide a folder path such as "/invoices" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate get file revisions retrieves the revision history of a file in dropbox this activity returns previous versions of a file, allowing you to view or restore earlier revisions path the path of the file whose revision history you want to retrieve the path must point to a specific file in dropbox, for example "/reports/report pdf" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate get file/folder request retrieves information about a specific dropbox file request this activity allows you to get details such as the request status, destination folder, and uploaded files id the unique identifier of the file request you want to retrieve create folder creates a new folder in your dropbox account at the specified location path the dropbox path where the new folder will be created, including the name of the folder for example "/projects/new folder" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate create file request creates a new dropbox file request so others can upload files to a specific folder in your dropbox title the name of the file request destination the dropbox folder where uploaded files will be saved for example "/file requests/project documents" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate create a share link creates a shared link for a file or folder in dropbox, allowing others to access it using the generated link path the dropbox path of the file or folder you want to share, for example "/documents/report pdf" or "/projects" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate delete file/folder deletes a file or folder from your dropbox account path the dropbox path of the file or folder you want to delete, for example "/documents/report pdf" or "/projects/old folder" delete file request closes a dropbox file request so people can no longer upload files through it ids \[] a list of file request ids you want to close for example \["oacavmeyrqynkzx9955y", "bf93klmpqr2xyz12345", "xt78abcdef456gh789"] update file request updates the settings of an existing dropbox file request, such as its title, description, or deadline id the unique identifier of the file request you want to update add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate update share link updates the settings of an existing dropbox shared link, such as its visibility or expiration url – the shared link url you want to update, for example "https //www dropbox com/s/example12345/file pdf" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate upload file uploads a file to a specified location in your dropbox account move file/folder moves a file or folder to a new location in your dropbox account from path the current dropbox path of the file or folder you want to move for example "/documents/report pdf" to path the destination dropbox path where the file or folder will be moved for example "/archive/report pdf" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate rename file/folder renames a file or folder in your dropbox account from path the current dropbox path of the file or folder you want to move for example "/documents/report pdf" to path the destination dropbox path where the file or folder will be moved for example "/archive/report pdf" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate restore file restores a previous version of a file in your dropbox account path the dropbox path of the file or folder you want to delete, for example "/documents/report pdf" or "/projects/old folder" add field by clicking the “add field” button, you can choose how to fill in the various fields in the subscriber you are updating you can update one field to the activity or more fields to the activity definitions click on the empty field to the right of the drop down to be shown the tooltip with all the options you can use to fill the field you can populate the field in one of the following options (depending on the column type, please refer to the https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/iddu icv6ahcuko tyicl#sgut ) static value – number / string when using strings, you need to surround them with single quotes (‘) property value from a previous activity (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) expression – using https //app archbee com/docs/ixqqblwfxopjg0nave78y/o3kkbgi5xnqf yvnuqkcv and/or previous activity properties and/or static values (using the tooltip that opens when clicking on the field) repeat steps 1 3 for all the fields you want to populate