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Purpose

 

This node downloads files from the Dropbox cloud service. A Dropbox Out node is also available for the case of uploads.

An easy way to configure the authentication credentials is to store them in the Workflows -> Workflows Credentials Manager, which permits to store credentials and re-utilize them later by simply selecting their name in the node contextual menu (right click on the node) -> Credentials list.

 

Outputs (input nodes only)

 

Out: Any type of downloaded content from the Dropbox platform will be passed through the "Out" output connector.

 

 

Standard properties

Object Name

Color

Bypass

Name Convention

Lock

 

Authentication standard properties

refreshToken

 

 

Node specific properties

 

appKey, appSecret, refreshToken: Once you have the credentials in their node properties you need to authenticate a first time. The Authenticate action is available in the contextual menu of the node (right click on the node -> authenticate).

 

You can follow this procedure to get the token: More information about how to get a Dropbox token.

 

Once a valid Dropbox access token is in the refreshToken property the account email will appear in the corresponding field and the Team, Project and Directory drop-down fields will contain the different options as you have in your account.

 

Note: The tokens are long strings that look like this example:

 

sl.BTTXNGPjtkCPqLOrdHHJfBuHhzu3bofNBV7f5M1kjU_ngjffrqy-O-Wjq6uKJliuJK5qimCqrpK6SSwxruuiuOyQoFE2jCr54QWEy-uJAmCNc47lQeuw1nd12jiBiut_Tjwt6qa

 

 

Remote File Path: File path inside Dropbox to be downloaded. If you want to download all the available files then leave this field empty

 

Local Path: Local folder where the downloaded files will be placed.

 

Delete After Download: This option deletes the original Dropbox files after downloading them. When this option is activated, a new field is displayed ("Are you Sure?·) asking you for a confirmation, which you also need to activate (this is just to avoid one-click mistakes)

 

It is important to note that only the files downloaded by the DropBox In node are deleted, not all the content in your Dropbox.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developer reference (Python - DropboxIn.[Property ID], API Rest - node/DropboxIn/property/[Property ID])