Pull from Dropbox
The Pull from Dropbox step gives you the ability to pull in a spreadsheet from your Dropbox account. You can pull in CSV and XLS files from a personal or shared folder.
Connect your Dropbox account
To connect to your Dropbox account, select Authorize to login in with your Dropbox credentials.
Custom settings
To pull a Dropbox file into Parabola, select it from the File dropdown. You will see all files that you have access to (for Dropbox Business customers, that means both personal and team files).
If your file is a CSV, you can then choose the Delimiter. By default, the delimiter is set to comma , , but you can also select tab \t or semicolon ; to match your data source.
Helpful tips
- Any changes you make to the Dropbox file will be automatically synced with Parabola.
- This step will only be able to pull in files that are located in directories that are owned by the primary owner of the Dropbox account.
- For Dropbox Business accounts, you can pull in files from either team folders or your private member folder. You will see a combined list of all files you have access to.
- To search for a specific file, enter a search term in "Search by filename" (under Advanced Settings). Click to show updated results, and any matching files will now appear in the File dropdown.
Send to Dropbox
The Send to Dropbox step gives you the ability to send CSV data to your Dropbox account. You can choose between creating a completely new file, once or everytime the flow runs, or updating an existing file in Dropbox.
Connect your Dropbox account
To connect to your Dropbox account, click Authorize to login in with your Dropbox credentials.
Custom settings
Under the File dropdown, decide if your data will create a brand new file or overwrite an existing file that already exists in Dropbox. When overwriting an existing file, you will see all files you have access to (for Dropbox Business customers, that means both personal and team files).
If you select to Create New File, you must also give your file a New File Name.
You can toggle New File Every Run, which when turned off, gives you the ability to send this newly created file is a one-off, or if turned on, will create a separate, new file in Dropbox each time the flow runs.
Helpful tips
- Anyone with access to the existing file will be able to see and use the changed data.
- For Dropbox Business accounts, new files will automatically be created in your private member folder.
- To search for a specific file, enter a search term in "Search by filename" (under Advanced Settings). Click to show updated results, and any matching files will now appear in the File dropdown.