List All Files/Subfolders in a Folder with Dropbox API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to List All Files/Subfolders in a Folder with the Dropbox API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the List All Files/Subfolders in a Folder action
1. Connect your Dropbox account
2. Select a Path
3. Configure Recursive
4. Configure Include Deleted
5. Configure Include has explicit shared members
6. Configure Include mounted folders
7. Configure Include non downloadable files
8. Optional- Configure Limit
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Integrations#

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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.

List All Files/Subfolders in a Folder on Dropbox

Description:Retrieves a list of files or subfolders in a specified folder [See the documentation](https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-js/Dropbox.html#filesListFolder__anchor)

Version:0.0.10

Key:dropbox-list-file-folders-in-a-folder

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Code#

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

export default {
  name: "List All Files/Subfolders in a Folder",
  description: "Retrieves a list of files or subfolders in a specified folder [See the documentation](https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-js/Dropbox.html#filesListFolder__anchor)",
  key: "dropbox-list-file-folders-in-a-folder",
  version: "0.0.10",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    dropbox,
    path: {
      propDefinition: [
        dropbox,
        "path",
        () => ({
          initialOptions: [],
          filter: ({ metadata: { metadata: { [".tag"]: type } } }) => type === "folder",
        }),
      ],
      description: "Type the folder name to search for it in the user's Dropbox.",
    },
    recursive: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Recursive",
      description: "If `true`, the list folder operation will be applied recursively to all subfolders and the response will contain contents of all subfolders.",
      default: true,
    },
    includeDeleted: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Include Deleted",
      description: "If `true`, the results will include files and folders that used to exist but were deleted.",
      default: false,
    },
    includeHasExplicitSharedMembers: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Include has explicit shared members",
      description: "If `true`, the results will include a flag for each file indicating whether or not that file has any explicit members.",
      default: false,
    },
    includeMountedFolders: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Include mounted folders",
      description: "If `true`, the results will include entries under mounted folders which includes app folder, shared folder and team folder.",
      default: false,
    },
    includeNonDownloadableFiles: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Include non downloadable files",
      description: "If `true`, include files that are not downloadable, i.e. Google Docs.",
      default: true,
    },
    limit: {
      propDefinition: [
        dropbox,
        "limit",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      limit,
      path,
      recursive,
      includeDeleted,
      includeHasExplicitSharedMembers,
      includeMountedFolders,
      includeNonDownloadableFiles,
    } = this;
    const res = await this.dropbox.listFilesFolders({
      path: this.dropbox.getPath(path),
      recursive,
      include_deleted: includeDeleted,
      include_has_explicit_shared_members: includeHasExplicitSharedMembers,
      include_mounted_folders: includeMountedFolders,
      include_non_downloadable_files: includeNonDownloadableFiles,
    }, limit);
    $.export("$summary", `Files and folders in the path ${path?.label || path} successfully fetched`);
    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.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Dropbox	`dropbox`	`app`	This component uses the Dropbox app.
Path	`path`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Recursive	`recursive`	`boolean`	If `true`, the list folder operation will be applied recursively to all subfolders and the response will contain contents of all subfolders.
Include Deleted	`includeDeleted`	`boolean`	If `true`, the results will include files and folders that used to exist but were deleted.
Include has explicit shared members	`includeHasExplicitSharedMembers`	`boolean`	If `true`, the results will include a flag for each file indicating whether or not that file has any explicit members.
Include mounted folders	`includeMountedFolders`	`boolean`	If `true`, the results will include entries under mounted folders which includes app folder, shared folder and team folder.
Include non downloadable files	`includeNonDownloadableFiles`	`boolean`	If `true`, include files that are not downloadable, i.e. Google Docs.
Limit	`limit`	`integer`	Specify a max amount of register to be fetched. Defaults to `100` if left blank.

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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Triggers#

New File from the Dropbox API

Emit new event when a new file is added to your account or a specific folder. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.

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New Folder from the Dropbox API

Emit new event when a new folder is created. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.

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New or Modified File or Folder from the Dropbox API

Emit new event when a file or folder is added or modified. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.

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