Dropbox

Access and manage files, folders, and sharing in Dropbox cloud storage.

Detail	Value
Category	Productivity
Base URL	https://api.dropboxapi.com/2
Authentication	OAuth2
Endpoints	7
Connector key	dropbox

Using Dropbox in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick Dropbox from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown — the full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
POST /files/list_folder	List folder contents
POST /files/get_metadata	Get file/folder metadata
POST /files/create_folder_v2	Create a folder
POST /files/delete_v2	Delete a file or folder
POST /files/move_v2	Move a file or folder
POST /files/search_v2	Search for files
POST /sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings	Create a shared link

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

POST /files/list_folder

List folder contents

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.listFolder
Method	POST
Path	/files/list_folder

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Dropbox connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.listFolder.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Dropbox API reference.

POST /files/get_metadata

Get file/folder metadata

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.getMetadata
Method	POST
Path	/files/get_metadata

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Dropbox connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.getMetadata.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Dropbox API reference.

POST /files/create_folder_v2

Create a folder

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.createFolder
Method	POST
Path	/files/create_folder_v2

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Dropbox connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.createFolder.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Dropbox API reference.

POST /files/delete_v2

Delete a file or folder

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.deleteFile
Method	POST
Path	/files/delete_v2

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Dropbox connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.deleteFile.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Dropbox API reference.

POST /files/move_v2

Move a file or folder

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.moveFile
Method	POST
Path	/files/move_v2

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Dropbox connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.moveFile.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Dropbox API reference.

POST /files/search_v2

Search for files

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.searchFiles
Method	POST
Path	/files/search_v2

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Dropbox connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.searchFiles.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Dropbox API reference.

POST /sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings

Create a shared link

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.createSharedLink
Method	POST
Path	/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Dropbox connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.createSharedLink.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Dropbox API reference.