Manual Dropbox File Operations

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        50,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Dropbox",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
      "position": [
        250,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "/n8n",
        "resource": "folder"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "dropboxApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Dropbox1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
      "position": [
        650,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "/n8n/file.png",
        "binaryData": true
      },
      "credentials": {
        "dropboxApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "HTTP Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        450,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://n8n.io/n8n-logo.png",
        "options": {},
        "responseFormat": "file"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Dropbox2",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
      "position": [
        850,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "/n8n",
        "resource": "folder",
        "operation": "list"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "dropboxApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Dropbox": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Dropbox1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Dropbox2",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "HTTP Request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Dropbox1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Dropbox",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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• dropboxApi

About this workflow

Manual Dropbox. Uses manualTrigger, dropbox, httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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