Dropbox + Slack

Get notified in Slack when new files are added to Dropbox

When this happens
Step 1: New File in Folder
Then do this
Step 2: Send Channel Message

Have a shared Dropbox folder that you'd like to watch for new files? Use this Dropbox to Slack Zapier integration to get notified automatically every time a new file is added to a specified Dropbox folder.

How It Works

A new file is added to your Dropbox folder
Zapier notifies you in Slack

What You Need

Dropbox account
Slack account

Try this template

Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

New Folder
Triggers when a new folder is added. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.
Trigger
Scheduled
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.
Trigger
Scheduled
Create Folder
Creates a brand new folder at the path you specify.
Action
Write
Upload File
Upload an existing file or attachment not bigger than 100 MB.
Action
Write
Move File
Moves a file to a new location at the path you specify.
Action
Write

Create Text File
Creates a brand new text file from plain text content you specify.
Action
Write
Create or Append to Text File
Adds a new line to an existing text file, or creates a file if it doesn't exist.
Action
Write

Rename File
Renames a file that you specify.
Action
Write

Dropbox
Creates a shared link for a file.
Scheduled
Action
Dropbox
Finds a folder by name. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.
Scheduled
Action
Dropbox
Search for a specific file by name. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.
Scheduled
Action
Dropbox
Searches for files in a folder that match a search term in the contents or name. Requires a Dropbox Business account.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Triggers when a new message is posted to any public channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a custom emoji has been added to a team.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new file is uploaded to your workspace.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when you click the "Push to Zapier" button from a message in Slack.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a reaction (aka reactji) is added to a message in a public #channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when you save a message.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Adds a reminder for yourself or a teammate, just like the
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Invite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Send a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Creates a new channel.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Post a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Sets the topic on a selected channel.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Update basic profile fields such as name or title
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Sets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by matching against their email instead of their username.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by their ID.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by matching against their real name instead of their username.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by their username.
Scheduled
Action

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