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Dropbox integration

Cloud storage and file synchronization

Actions
14
Triggers
1
Auth
OAuth 2.0
License
MIT, open source
Updated
November 2026

About the Dropbox integration

Add the Dropbox piece to a flow, connect your account once, and the rest of the builder can read from it and write to it. Because the piece is open source you can run it on our cloud or self-host it, and combine Dropbox with 770+ other apps in the same flow.

Triggers

Start a flow the moment something happens in Dropbox

Each trigger below can start a flow on its own, either instantly or on a schedule.

  • New Folder

    Triggers when a new folder is created inside a watched Dropbox folder.

    2 fields

Actions

Everything Activepieces can do in Dropbox

Drop any of these into a flow and fill in the fields. No code is required.

  • Search

    Search for files and folders

    9 fields

  • Create New Text File

    Create a text file from the text you enter

    5 fields

  • Upload File

    Upload a file to Dropbox

    5 fields

  • Download File

    Download a file from Dropbox

    1 field

  • Get Temporary File Link

    Get a download link that expires after 4 hours

    1 field

  • Delete File

    Delete a file; it can be restored from Dropbox

    1 field

  • Move File

    Move or rename a file

    4 fields

  • Copy File

    Copy a file to a new path in Dropbox

    4 fields

  • Create New Folder

    Create a new empty folder

    2 fields

  • Delete Folder

    Delete a folder and everything in it

    1 field

  • Move Folder

    Move or rename a folder

    4 fields

  • Copy Folder

    Copy a folder and everything in it to a new path

    4 fields

  • List Folder

    List the files and subfolders in a folder

    3 fields

  • Custom API Call

    Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint

    10 fields

Use Dropbox in a flow

Connect Dropbox once and every trigger and action above is yours to drop into the builder, alongside 770+ other apps. Free to start, on our cloud or your own servers.

Dropbox, answered.

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the Dropbox piece is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.

Add the Dropbox piece to a flow, then authenticate with OAuth 2.0. Once connected, its 1 trigger and 14 actions are available anywhere in the builder.

"New Folder" can start a flow that runs "Search", and you can chain Dropbox together with any of 770+ other apps and AI steps in between.

Yes. Activepieces is fully self-hostable, so you can run the Dropbox piece on your own infrastructure with your connections and your data staying in your environment.

Yes. Every piece you connect can be exposed over one Activepieces MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or any MCP client can call Dropbox actions as tools.