Dropbox: Upload File
Description
This step uploads a local file to a specified path on Dropbox. You can choose how to handle existing files — auto-rename, overwrite, or throw an error. You can also set a client-modified timestamp and choose whether to send desktop notifications. Use this step in workflows that back up local files to Dropbox, publish generated reports, or transfer documents to shared storage.
Configurations
| Field name | Description |
|---|---|
| Step Name | Specify a unique step name. |
| CONNECTION tab: | Connection fields |
| App Key | Select the application key of the Dropbox application. The field data type is String. This is a mandatory field. |
| App Secret | Specify the App Secret. The data type is string. This field is mandatory. |
| Refresh Token | Provide the Refresh Token generated by using connection documentation. |
| INPUT tab: | Input fields |
| File To Upload | Local path of file to upload on Dropbox. |
| Browse | To browse the path of file to upload on Dropbox. |
| Dropbox File Path | Path in the user's Dropbox to save the file. |
| If File Exists on Dropbox Path | If File Exists on Dropbox Path is used to auto rename, overwrite a file on Dropbox. Default value: ThrowException Allowed Values: AutoRename, Overwrite, ThrowException |
| Client Modified Timestamp (UTC) | Client Modified Timestamp (UTC) is additional timestamp, used to provide the file modified timestamp. By default it takes current timestamp. |
| Send Notifications To Desktop Client | The user is made aware of any file modification by sending a notification. It will send notification if not set to No. Default: Yes. Allowed Values: Yes, No |
Notes:
- To give Dropbox File Path reference
/FolderName/FileName.extension. - Specify the timestamp as per the tooltip provided in Client Modified Timestamp (UTC)
field.
Timestamp format:yyyy-MM-DDTHH-mm-ssZ - Access Token generation is one time process for any app, this token never expires unless new is generated. Please do not share the generated Access Token.
- The maximum size of a file one can upload to an upload session is 350 GB.
- If the path provided contains a folder not present on Dropbox it will create a folder with the name provided in the path viz.,
/Sample Folder/NewFolderName/Test.exe, here the NewFolderName will be created inside Sample Folder. - If you want to upload file in root then provide
"/"with file name, for example,''/FileName.extension''.