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Dropbox

Cloud file storage service for files, folders, sharing links, revisions, permissions, and team content.

Helps file storage flows that create text files, organize folders, manage share links, and react to new or changed content.

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Example Use Cases

These are example ways Snow can use Dropbox when building apps with you. This list is meant to show examples, not document every possible capability. Connecting an account does not make Snow run these automatically on its own.

Activate team folder

Tool to activate an archived team folder. Use when you need to restore access to a previously archived team folder.

Add file member

Tool to add specified members to a Dropbox file with configurable access levels. Use when sharing a file with specific users by email or Dropbox ID. Supports custom invitation messages and notification controls. Note: This endpoint does not support apps with the app folder permission, and members will receive invitations unless quiet mode is enabled.

Add file properties

Tool to add custom properties to a Dropbox file using a filled property template. Use when you need to tag files with structured metadata like project info, status, or categories.

Add folder member

Tool to add members to a shared folder with specified access levels. Use when an owner or editor needs to invite new members to a shared folder. Members receive invites and must be mounted via mount_folder for full access. Requires appropriate ACL permissions.

Add members to team group

Tool to add members to a team group with specified access levels. Use when you need to add users to an existing team group. Requires team admin credentials with group management permissions.

Add property template for team

Tool to add a property template for a team in Dropbox. Use when you need to create a standardized set of custom properties that can be applied to files and folders. Requires team admin permissions and a Dropbox Business account.

Add secondary emails to team members

Tool to add secondary email addresses to Dropbox team members. Use when you need to associate additional email addresses with team member accounts. Requires team admin credentials.

Add sharing allowlist

Tool to add domains or email addresses to the team sharing allowlist. Use when team admins need to approve specific domains or emails for sharing. Requires team admin authentication. At least one of 'domains' or 'emails' must be provided, with a maximum of 100 entries per call.

Add tag to file or folder

Tool to add a tag to a file or folder in Dropbox. Use when you need to tag items for organization. Tags are automatically converted to lowercase.

Add team members

Tool to add new members to a Dropbox team. Use when you need to invite users to join the team with specified roles and settings. Maximum of 20 members per request. Requires team admin credentials.