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Dropbox ACTION

Download File to TMP

Download a specific file to the temporary directory. See the documentation.
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Dropbox account once, then configure and run Download File to TMP 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-download-file-to-tmp",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    dropbox: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    path: "Path",
    name: "File Name",
  },
})

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.

Download File to TMP inputs
Property Type Description
path Path string
Type the file name to search for it in the user's Dropbox.
Required Dynamic
name File Name string
The new name of the file to be saved, including its extension. e.g: myFile.csv
Optional
syncDir SyncDir dir
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-download-file-to-tmp
Version
0.0.12
App
Dropbox
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes