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Upload new Microsoft Outlook emails as files in Dropbox

Effortlessly save email attachments to Dropbox with this streamlined workflow. Whenever you receive a new email in Microsoft Outlook containing an attachment, it will be uploaded to a designated folder in Dropbox. Stay organized and ensure all your important files are securely backed up in one convenient location.

Effortlessly save email attachments to Dropbox with this streamlined workflow. Whenever you receive a new email in Microsoft Outlook containing an attachment, it will be uploaded to a designated folder in Dropbox. Stay organized and ensure all your important files are securely backed up in one convenient location.

When this happens...
New Email
Triggers when a new e-mail is received in your inbox.
TriggerPolling
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Upload File
Search for a specific file by name. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 6000.
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Supported triggers and actions

- Calendar
- Time BeforeRequired
- Time Before (Unit)Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Parent FolderRequired
- Child Folder
Trigger
Polling
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- Contact Folder
Trigger
Polling
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- Parent Folder
- Child Folder
- Search termsRequired
- Note
Trigger
Polling
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- Shared Inbox
- Parent Folder
- Child Folder
Trigger
Polling
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- Event
- Merge with existing attendees?
- Attendees
Action
Write
- Contact Folder
- First NameRequired
- Last Name
- Email Addresses
- Business Phones
- Home Phones
- Mobile Phone
- Job Title
- Company Name
- Department
- Business Website URL
- File As
- Personal Notes
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
Action
Write
- Email IDRequired
- To Email(s)
- CC Email(s)
- BCC Email(s)
- Reply-To Email
- Subject
- Body
- Attachment
- Action for Files Larger Than 150MB
- Reply to All
Action
Write
- EventRequired
Action
Write
- From Email
- To Email(s)Required
- CC Email(s)
- BCC Email(s)
- Reply-To Email
- SubjectRequired
- Body FormatRequired
- BodyRequired
- Attachments
- Action for Files Larger Than 150MB
Action
Write
- Contact Folder
- ContactRequired
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email Addresses
- Business Phones
- Home Phones
- Mobile Phone
- Job Title
- Company Name
- Department
- Business Website URL
- Personal Notes
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
Action
Write
- Calendar
- Search TermRequired
- Start Date & Time
- End Date & Time
Action
Search
- Search Info
- Search ValueRequired
Action
Search
- Space
- FolderRequired
- Include files in subfolders?
- Include sharing link?
Trigger
Polling
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- Space
- FolderRequired
- File
- Include files in subfolders?
- Include file contents?
- Include sharing link?
Trigger
Polling
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- Space
- File PathRequired
- Important Information
Action
Write
- Space
- FolderRequired
- Folder NameRequired
Action
Write
- Space
- FileRequired
- New LocationRequired
Action
Write
- Space
- FolderRequired
- File NameRequired
- File ContentRequired
- Include sharing link?
Action
Write
- Space
- PathRequired
- Requested Visibility
- Link Password
- Expires At
Action
Write
- Space
- FolderRequired
- Include files in subfolders?
- Folder NameRequired
- Include Deleted Folders?
- Include sharing link?
Action
Search
- Space
- FolderRequired
- Search TermRequired
- Include file contents?
- Include sharing link?
Action
Search

Cancelled Calendar Event
Triggers when an event is cancelled.
Trigger
Instant
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- Calendar
Trigger
Polling
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- Shared Inbox
Trigger
Polling
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New Flagged Email
Triggers when a new email is flagged.
Trigger
Polling
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- Calendar
Trigger
Polling
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- Calendar
- SubjectRequired
- Start Date & TimeRequired
- End Date & TimeRequired
- Location Name
- Sensitivity
- Attendees
- Is this an All Day Event?
- Description
- Show me as Free or Busy
- Is this an Online Meeting?
Action
Write
- To Email(s)Required
- CC Email(s)
- BCC Email(s)
- Reply-To Email
- SubjectRequired
- Body FormatRequired
- BodyRequired
- Attachment
- Action for Files Larger Than 150MB
Action
Write
- Contact to DeleteRequired
Action
Write
- Email IDRequired
- Comment
Action
Write
- Event
- Subject
- Start Date & Time
- End Date & Time
- All Day Event?
- Is Online Meeting?
- Hide attendees list?
- Description
- Show me as Free or Busy
- The importance of the event
- Merge with existing attendees?
- Attendees
- Categories
- Location
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Contact Folder
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email
Action
Search
- Contact Folder
- First NameRequired
- Last Name
- Email
- Business Phones
- Home Phones
- Mobile Phone
- Job Title
- Company Name
- Department
- Business Website URL
- File As
- Personal Notes
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
Action
Search or write
- Space
- FolderRequired
- Include files in subfolders?
- Include file contents?
- Include sharing link?
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Space
- FileRequired
- New LocationRequired
Action
Write
- Space
- Folder PathRequired
- Important Information
Action
Write
- Space
- FolderRequired
- FileRequired
- Overwrite
- Specify File Name
- Specify File Extension
- Include sharing link?
Action
Write
- Space
- FolderRequired
- File NameRequired
- File ContentRequired
- Overwrite
- Include sharing link?
Action
Write
- Space
- FileRequired
- New NameRequired
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Space
- FolderRequired
- Include files in subfolders?
- File NameRequired
- Include Deleted Files?
- Include file contents?
- Include sharing link?
Action
Search

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