Dropbox + pdfFiller

Upload new files from Dropbox to PDFfiller

Do you want to instantly edit, eSign or send new documents uploaded to Dropbox? Use this Zapier automation to add uploaded Dropbox file to PDFfiller. Then open the document in the PDFfiller editor and transform it using all the powerful features.

When this happens...
New File in Folder
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.
TriggerScheduled
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Upload Document
Upload an existing file or attachment.
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Supported triggers and actions

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- FolderRequired
  Check a specific folder for new folders. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new folders added to folders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- FolderRequired
  Parent folder, like /TextFiles/ or /Documents/Taxes/.
- Folder NameRequired
Action
Write
- FileRequired
  File you would like to move. Please use the Search powered field to find the file. Otherwise advanced users may type in full path name using Custom Value such as /Folder1/Folder2/File Name.pdf
- New LocationRequired
  Where to move the file.
Action
Write
- FolderRequired
  Where to find the file that will be updated, or where to create the new file.
- File NameRequired
  Specify the name of the file. ".txt" will always be appended as the file extension.
- File ContentRequired
  Plain text content to append to the text file.
Action
Write
- PathRequired
  The path to be shared by the shared link, e.g. /Documents/Taxes or /Documents/Taxes/notes.txt.
- Requested Visibility
  The access permission that can be requested by the caller for the shared link. Note that the final resolved visibility of the shared link takes into account other aspects, such as team and shared folder settings.
- Link Password
  If Requested Visibility is Password this is needed to specify the password to access the link.
- Expires At
  Expiration time of the shared link. By default the link won't expire.
Action
Write

- FolderRequired
  The folder to search in, like /TextFiles/ or /Documents/Taxes/. Keep clicking to go inside folders.
- Folder NameRequired
- Include Deleted Folders?
Action
Search
- FolderRequired
  The folder to search in, like /TextFiles/ or /Documents/Taxes/. Keep clicking to go inside folders.
- Search TermRequired
- Include file contents?
  Note: File contents greater than 100MB will cause an error. Set this to NO to exclude file contents and avoid errors.
Action
Search

- Base DocumentRequired
  Select a base fillable document.
- Download Filled DocumentRequired
  Download a filled document as PDF-file.
- Filled Document Name
  Name for your filled document.
Trigger
Instant
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- Message
  IMPORTANT!!! Since the last update, documents you create appear in your account with a few minute delay. That’s why you can not download them using the Download Document action. Please, use the New Filled Document trigger instead. View details here.
- Base DocumentRequired
  Select a base fillable document.
- FolderRequired
  Select a destination folder for the new document.
- File Name
  Name the new document.
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Document Name
  New name for your document.
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- FolderRequired
  New folder for this document.
Action
Write
- Message
  You can use exact name of a document or a template with asterisks. For example, template contract*.pdf will match to documents contract1.pdf, contract2.pdf, contract20.pdf.
- Document nameRequired
  Minimal length of a name is two symbols excluding asterisks.
- Document typeRequired
  Select document type.
- Folder
  Select a folder to search.
Action
Search

- FolderRequired
  Check a specific folder for new files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new files added to folders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap.
- Include file contents?
  Note: File contents greater than 100MB will cause an error. Set this to NO to exclude file contents and avoid errors.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- FolderRequired
  Where to save the file.
- FileRequired
  Must be a file object from another service (or some URL).
- Overwrite
  Whether we should overwrite this file (if one of the same name exists) or not.
- Specify File Name
  Advanced: By default, we use the same name as the file from the trigger. If you need to change the name, enter a value here. The original file extension will be appended.
- Specify File Extension
  Advanced: If you specify a file name, you can also specify an extension (include the initial ".").
Action
Write
- FolderRequired
  Where to save the new file.
- File NameRequired
  Specify the name of the file. ".txt" will always be appended as the file extension.
- File ContentRequired
  Plain text content to put inside the new text file.
- Overwrite
  Whether we can overwrite this file (if one of the same name exists) or not.
Action
Write
- FileRequired
  File you would like to rename. Please use the Search powered field to find the file. Otherwise advanced users may type in full path name using Custom Value such as /Folder1/Folder2/File Name.pdf
- New NameRequired
  What you'd like to rename the file too (without extension, ie .pdf).
Action
Write
- Api Docs Info
  API docs for Dropbox are located here http://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-js/Dropbox.html
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
  Requests can only be made to domains associated by this application.
- Query String Parameters
  These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request.
- Headers
  Authentication headers are included automatically
- Additional Request Headers
  Zapier will apply these optional headers and values to the request in addition to any headers created as part of the authentication mechanism.
- Body
  Zapier will pass this along raw. If you would like to provide complex JSON, try a "Code by Zapier" step to build the structure and pass it along here. For example, {"foo": "bar"} is perfectly valid.
Action
Write
- FolderRequired
  The folder to search in, like /TextFiles/ or /Documents/Taxes/. Keep clicking to go inside folders.
- File NameRequired
- Include Deleted Files?
- Include file contents?
  Note: File contents greater than 100MB will cause an error. Set this to NO to exclude file contents and avoid errors.
Action
Search
- Fill RequestRequired
  Select a fill request.
- Download Filled FormRequired
  Download a filled form as PDF-file. **Use this option instead deprecated action Download Filled Form.
- Filled Form Name
  Name for your filled form.
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Document typeRequired
  Select document type.
- Folder
  Select a folder with documents.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- DocumentRequired
  Select a document for the new fill request.
- Access
  Editing permissions for the recipient.
- Status
  Document privacy settings.
- Name Required
- Email Required
- Allow To Download
  Recipient can download after filling.
- Redirect URL
  Redirect recipient to webpage after filling.
- Custom Message
  Add message to recipient.
- Notification Emails
- Additional Documents
  Additional documents that recipients need to submit.
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Expiration
  Number of days left until link expires (from 1 to 1000).
Action
Write
- FileRequired
  Select a file.
- Document NameRequired
  Type a document name with a supported extension (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx).
- FolderRequired
  Select a destination folder.
Action
Write

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Dropbox + pdfFiller

Upload new files from Dropbox to PDFfiller

New Folder

FolderRequired

Create Folder

FolderRequired

Folder NameRequired

Move File

FileRequired

New LocationRequired

Create or Append to Text File

FolderRequired

File NameRequired

File ContentRequired

Create Shared Link

PathRequired

Requested Visibility

Link Password

Expires At

Find Folder

FolderRequired

Folder NameRequired

Include Deleted Folders?

Find File (Content Search)

FolderRequired

Search TermRequired

Include file contents?

New Filled Document

Base DocumentRequired

Download Filled DocumentRequired

Filled Document Name

Create Filled Document

Message

Base DocumentRequired

FolderRequired

File Name

Download Document

DocumentRequired

Document Name

Move Document to Folder

DocumentRequired

FolderRequired

Find a Document

Message

Document nameRequired

Document typeRequired

Folder

New File in Folder

FolderRequired

Include file contents?

Upload File

FolderRequired

FileRequired

Overwrite

Specify File Name

Specify File Extension

Create Text File

FolderRequired

File NameRequired

File ContentRequired

Overwrite

Rename File

FileRequired

New NameRequired

API Request (Beta)

Api Docs Info

HTTP MethodRequired

URLRequired

Query String Parameters

Headers

Additional Request Headers

Body

Find File

FolderRequired

File NameRequired

Include Deleted Files?

Include file contents?

New Filled Form

Fill RequestRequired

Download Filled FormRequired