The workflow JSON
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"content": "## Dropbox\n\nDropbox call me each time a modification is done somewhere in my dropbox."
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"content": "## Watch Files, 2 ways :\n1. We explore each file in a folder (new and old ones)\n2. We want to filter new files only"
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"content": "### Way 2- We filter new/old files then we call the subworkflow only for new files"
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"name": "Dropbox - List watched folder",
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"path": "={{ $json.folder_to_watch }}",
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"authentication": "nocoDbApiToken"
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"fieldValue": "={{ $('set_folder to watch B').item.json.folder_to_watch }}"
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{
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"fieldValue": "={\n\"id\":\"{{ $json.id }}\",\n\"name\":\"{{ $json.name }}\",\n\"lastModifiedClient\": \"{{ $json.lastModifiedClient }}\",\n\"lastModifiedServer\": \"{{ $json.lastModifiedServer }}\",\n\"rev\": \"{{ $json.rev }}\",\n\"contentSize\": {{ $json.contentSize }},\n\"type\": \"{{ $json.type }}\",\n\"contentHash\": \"{{ $json.contentHash }}\",\n\"pathLower\": \"{{ $json.pathLower }}\",\n\"pathDisplay\": \"{{ $json.pathDisplay }}\",\n\"isDownloadable\": {{ $json.isDownloadable }}\n}"
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"fieldValue": "={{ $json.id }}"
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"operation": "create",
"projectId": "p73a23pw65qwwr4",
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"name": "folder_to_watch",
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"value": "/z_Apps/a_iphone/RecUp Memos/"
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"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
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"parameters": {
"mode": "each",
"options": {
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"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "PRxsqnbMoqY6avr6",
"cachedResultName": "02 JE TRANSMETS > Dropbox RecUp Memos - transcription audio - 2025-01 v1"
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"mode": "list",
"value": "NzETudhVA1JruLCl",
"cachedResultName": "210 PODCAST > Dropbox txt - Pr\u00e9 r\u00e9dige \u00e9pisode avec transcription - 2025-03 v2"
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"content": "I duplicate those processes for each folder i want to watch"
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"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 2,
"content": "I define in a \"variable\" the folder to watch to ease the next steps"
},
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}
}
Credentials you'll need
Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.
dropboxOAuth2ApinocoDbApiToken
About this workflow
Webhook Nocodb. Uses stickyNote, dropbox, nocoDb, respondToWebhook. Webhook trigger; 20 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →