Dropbox + Gmail Integrations
In a matter of minutes and without a single line of code, Zapier allows you to connect Dropbox and Gmail, with as many as 45 possible integrations. Are you ready to find your productivity superpowers?
Save Gmail attachments to Dropbox as original file format
Dropbox makes it easy to make sure your files are always at your fingertips. With this integration you can include your Gmail attachments so that now all your files are easily accessible.
How It works
- Receive an email in Gmail with an attachment
- Zapier automatically copies that attachment to Dropbox
What you need
- Gmail account
- Dropbox account
Get an Email when files are added to your Dropbox folder
Have a shared Dropbox folder that you'd like to watch for new files? With this integration, you can automatically get an email sent to you via Gmail with info about every new file that's added to your Dropbox folder.
How it Works
Zapier watches your Dropbox folder for new files. Whenever anything's added, it'll send you an email via Gmail with info about the file and a direct download link.
What You Need
- A Dropbox account
- A Gmail account
Got that? Then let's get started.
Add new files to Dropox from new labeled messages on Gmail
Keeping backups of your email attachments doesn't require lengthy digging through your inbox—let Zapier do that heavy lifting. With this Gmail-Dropbox integration turned on, Zapier will automatically save the attachments from every new email under a label in Gmail, uploading everything to your Dropbox folder for safe-keeping.
Note: this integration will bundle multiple attachments into a .zip file. Use this Zap if you need to store files individually
How It Works
- A new email is received for a label on Gmail
- Zapier automation saves a new file on Dropbox
What You Need
- Gmail account
- Dropbox account
Add new Gmail emails to Dropbox as text files
The bigger your inbox gets, the harder it can be to find what you need. This Gmail-Dropbox integration, once active, will help you keep it under control. It will watch your Gmail account for new emails, sending each to Dropbox where a text file will be created from it.
We recommend setting this Zap to watch a particular label for automated storage. If you'd like to capture all emails from particular users in a single file, try this Zap
How It Works
- A new email is received on Gmail
- Zapier automation adds a text file to Dropbox
What You Need
- Gmail account
- Dropbox account
Send Gmail alerts for new Dropbox files
Rather than constantly monitoring Dropbox for updated files, use this Dropbox Gmail integration to automatically send an email alert when a new file is added to a designated Dropbox account. This is great for keeping friends, family or colleagues up to date for new files inside a specific Dropbox directory.
How It Works
- A new file is added to a Dropbox directory
- Zapier sends an email to you or designated recipient(s)
What You Need
- Dropbox account
- Gmail account
Save Attachments from Gmail Emails via Search to Dropbox
Save important emails automatically when you use this Gmail to Dropbox automation. Set it up, and Zapier will copy email attachments from your searches in Gmail directly into a folder in Dropbox. Archive emails and have access to them whenever you need them.
How It Works
- A new email is found via a search in Gmail
- Zapier copies the file into a folder in Dropbox
What You Need
- Gmail account
- Dropbox account
Upload new Gmail attachments to existing Dropbox folders
Archive your Gmail attachments in an organized manner with Dropbox. Use this Zap to automatically find existing Dropbox folders, then upload Gmail attachments to those Dropbox folders. That way, your Gmail attachments are saved in Dropbox without any extra clicks on your end.
How this Gmail-Dropbox integration works
- A new Gmail email with an attachment is received
- Zapier find a certain folder in Dropbox
- Zapier uploads the attachment to the folder it just found
Apps involved
- Gmail
- Dropbox
Add new emails that match a search on Gmail to Dropbox as new text files
A couple of manual searches every once in a while are fine, but if you're always using the same query to check for specific kinds of new messages, let this Gmail-Dropbox do the work for you. After you set it up, this Zap will watch for any new matches to your search on Gmail, sending each to Dropbox and creating a text file with the message contents, gathering what you need and keeping it safe.
How It Works
- A new email matches a search on Gmail
- Zapier automation adds a new text file to Dropbox
What You Need
- Gmail account
- Dropbox account
Append new labeled emails on Gmail to a file on Dropbox
Just because you have multiple email threads going on doesn't mean the information can't all be stored and viewed in one place. This Gmail-Dropbox integration can centralize everything for you: whenever a new email is found with a specific label on Gmail, Zapier will automatically send the information to Dropbox and save your new message as a text file to a folder along with all the others that came before.
How It Works
- A new labeled email is received or added on Gmail
- Zapier automation saves the email as a Dropbox text file
What You Need
- Gmail account
- Dropbox account
Send emails with Dropbox attachments from a Google Chrome extension
Search for existing Dropbox files just by typing the name of the file into a Google Chrome extension. Then Zapier will attach the Dropbox file to a Gmail email and send it. Use this Zap to automate this process and send Gmail emails with Dropbox attachments--without ever navigating away from your current webpage.
How this Push by Zapier-Dropbox-Gmail integration works
- You input a line of text in Zapier's Google Chrome extension
- Zapier finds an existing file in Dropbox
- Zapier sends an email via Gmail with the Dropbox file attached
Apps involved
- Push by Zapier Google Chrome extension
- Gmail
- Dropbox
It's easy to connect Dropbox + Gmail and requires absolutely zero coding experience—the only limit is your own imagination.
Triggers when a new file is added to a folder. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.
Adds a new line to an existing text file, or creates a file if it doesn't exist.
Triggers when you receive a new email that matches a search string you provide.
Upload an existing file or attachment not bigger than 100 MB.
Triggers when you receive a new email and label it within two days.
Creates a brand new text file from plain text content you specify.
Triggers when you receive a new attachment (triggers once per attachment).
Create (but do not send) a new email message.
Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.
Create and send a new email message.
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