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Getting Started

Create a workflow to Create folder with the Dropbox API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Create folder action
    1. Connect your Dropbox account
    2. Configure Folder name
    3. Optional- Select a Path
    4. Configure Autorename
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Create folder on Dropbox
Description:Create a folder. [See docs here](https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-js/Dropbox.html#filesCreateFolderV2__anchor)
Version:0.0.5
Key:dropbox-create-folder

Code

import dropbox from "../../dropbox.app.mjs";
import common from "../common/common.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  name: "Create folder",
  description: "Create a folder. [See docs here](https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-js/Dropbox.html#filesCreateFolderV2__anchor)",
  key: "dropbox-create-folder",
  version: "0.0.5",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    dropbox,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Folder name",
      description: "Your new folder name.",
    },
    path: {
      propDefinition: [
        dropbox,
        "pathFolder",
      ],
      optional: true,
      description: "The file path in the user's Dropbox to create the folder. If not filled, it will be created in the root folder.",
    },
    autorename: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Autorename",
      description: "If there's a conflict, have Dropbox try to autorename the folder to avoid the conflict.",
      default: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      autorename,
      name,
      path,
    } = this;

    const res = await this.dropbox.createFolder({
      autorename,
      path: this.getNormalizedPath(path, true) + name,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Folder successfully created: \`${res.result.metadata.name}\``);
    return res;
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
DropboxdropboxappThis component uses the Dropbox app.
Folder namenamestring

Your new folder name.

PathpathstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Autorenameautorenameboolean

If there's a conflict, have Dropbox try to autorename the folder to avoid the conflict.

Authentication

Dropbox uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Dropbox account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Dropbox and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Dropbox API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

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New Folder from the Dropbox API

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New or Modified File or Folder from the Dropbox API

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Create or Append to a Text File with the Dropbox API

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Creates or updates a public share link to the file or folder (It allows to share the file or folder with anyone). See docs here

 
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Permanently removes a file/folder from the server. See docs here

 
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Retrieves a list of files or subfolders in a specified folder See the docs here

 
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