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Create a Text File

Creates a brand new text file from plain text content you specify. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Dropbox account once, then configure and run Create a Text File from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "dropbox-create-a-text-file",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    dropbox: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    name: "File Name",
    path: "Path",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create a Text File inputs
Property Type Description
name File Name string
Your new file name. Example: textfile.txt
Required
path Path string
Type the folder name to search for it in the user's Dropbox. If not filled, it will be created in the root folder.
Required Dynamic
content Content string
The content of your new file
Required

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
dropbox-create-a-text-file
Version
0.0.14
App
Dropbox
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes