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The Dropbox node adds Dropbox operations to your workflows. Add it on the canvas or ask the AI builder for it by name, then pick an operation and fill in its fields.
You can wire the Dropbox node into an AI agent as a tool provider: the agent calls the operations you allow. See Agent tools.

Credentials

Connect Dropbox under Credentials in the node settings. See Connecting credentials for the general flow. Sign in with your Dropbox account when prompted; no keys to copy. NoClick requests the following permissions:
  • account_info.read
  • files.metadata.read
  • files.metadata.write
  • files.content.read
  • files.content.write
  • sharing.read
  • sharing.write
  • file_requests.read
  • file_requests.write

Operations

Account

OperationIDDescription
Get Account Infoget_account_infoGet current account information.
Get Account Space Usageget_account_space_usageGet account space usage and quota.

File

OperationIDDescription
Copy File or Foldercopy_file_or_folderCopy a file or folder to another location.
Delete File or Folderdelete_file_or_folderDelete a file or folder from Dropbox.
Download Filedownload_fileDownload a file from Dropbox.
Get File or Folder Metadataget_file_or_folder_metadataGet metadata for a file or folder.
Get File Thumbnailget_file_thumbnailGet thumbnail for an image file.
Get Temporary Download Linkget_temporary_download_linkCreate a temporary direct link to download a file.
List File Revisionslist_file_revisionsList revision history for a file.
Move File or Foldermove_file_or_folderMove a file or folder to another location.
Permanently Delete Filepermanently_delete_filePermanently delete a file (cannot be recovered).
Restore File to Revisionrestore_file_to_revisionRestore a file to a previous revision.
Save Url to Dropboxsave_url_to_dropboxSave a URL’s content directly to Dropbox.
Search Files and Folderssearch_files_and_foldersSearch for files and folders in Dropbox.
Upload Fileupload_fileUpload a file to Dropbox (max 150 MB).
Upload Large File with Sessionsupload_large_file_with_sessionsUpload large files (150 MB to 350 GB) using upload sessions.

File request

OperationIDDescription
Count File Requestscount_file_requestsGet count of file requests.
Create File Requestcreate_file_requestCreate a file request to collect files from others.
Delete File Requestdelete_file_requestDelete a file request.
Get File Requestget_file_requestGet details of a file request.
List File Requestslist_file_requestsList all file requests.
Update File Requestupdate_file_requestUpdate a file request.

File sharing

OperationIDDescription
Add Custom Properties to Fileadd_custom_properties_to_fileAdd custom properties to a file.
Create Shared Linkcreate_shared_linkCreate a shared link for a file or folder.
List File Memberslist_file_membersList all members who have access to a file.
List Shared Linkslist_shared_linksList all shared links.
Remove Custom Propertiesremove_custom_propertiesRemove custom properties from a file.
Remove File Memberremove_file_memberRemove a member’s access to a shared file.
Revoke Shared Linkrevoke_shared_linkRevoke a shared link.
Share File with Membersshare_file_with_membersShare a file with specific users.
Update Custom Propertiesupdate_custom_propertiesUpdate custom properties on a file.

Folder

OperationIDDescription
Create Foldercreate_folderCreate a new folder in Dropbox.
Download Folder As Zipdownload_folder_as_zipDownload a folder as a ZIP archive.
List Folder Contentslist_folder_contentsList contents of a Dropbox folder.

Shared folder

OperationIDDescription
Add Members to Shared Folderadd_members_to_shared_folderAdd members to an existing shared folder.
Get Shared Folder Metadataget_shared_folder_metadataGet metadata for a shared folder.
List Shared Folder Memberslist_shared_folder_membersList all members of a shared folder.
Mount Shared Foldermount_shared_folderMount a shared folder to your Dropbox.
Remove Shared Folder Memberremove_shared_folder_memberRemove a member from a shared folder.
Share Folder with Membersshare_folder_with_membersShare a folder with specific users.
Unmount Shared Folderunmount_shared_folderUnmount a shared folder from your Dropbox.
Unshare Folderunshare_folderStop sharing a folder.
Update Shared Folder Member Accessupdate_shared_folder_member_accessUpdate a member’s access level in a shared folder.