--- title: "Connect Chatter and Dropbox - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Group\" fires in Chatter, your agent runs \"Upload file\" in Dropbox, or \"New File in Folder\" in Dropbox to \"Create Post\" in Chatter." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/chatter-to-dropbox" --- # Connect Chatter and Dropbox When **New Group** fires in [Chatter](https://apiant.ai/connections/chatter), your agent runs **Upload file** in [Dropbox](https://apiant.ai/connections/dropbox), or **New File in Folder** in Dropbox to **Create Post** in Chatter. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Chatter **2** triggers Chatter **19** actions Dropbox **1** trigger Dropbox **21** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Chatter and Dropbox to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Chatter and Dropbox can do together ### From Chatter to Dropbox - When **New Group** in Chatter then **Upload file** in Dropbox - When **New Post** in Chatter then **Upload File from URL** in Dropbox ### From Dropbox to Chatter - When **New File in Folder** in Dropbox then **Create Post** in Chatter - When **New File in Folder** in Dropbox then **Create Post in Group** in Chatter Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Chatter and Dropbox ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 40 actions - Trigger **New Group** Triggers when a new Chatter group is created in the org. - Trigger **New Post** Triggers when a new post appears in the authenticated user's news feed. - Action **Add group** Creates a new Chatter group with a name, visibility and optional description and settings. - Action **Add Member to Group** Add a user as a member of a Chatter group. - Action **Create Post** Create a new Chatter feed post on a user's profile feed (defaults to the authenticated user). - Action **Create Post in Group** Create a new Chatter feed post in the specified group. - Action **Delete comment** Deletes a comment from a Chatter post. - Action **Delete group** Deletes a Chatter group. - Action **Delete post** Deletes a Chatter post (feed element). - Action **Find users by name** Returns the Chatter users whose names match the search text. - Action **Get group** Returns the details of a Chatter group, including its name, description, visibility, owner and member count. - Action **Get My User Info** Get profile information for the authenticated Chatter user. - Action **Get user** Returns a Chatter user's profile details, such as name, title, company, photo and follower counts. - Action **Like Feed Element** Like a Chatter feed element (post). - Action **List group members** Returns the members of a Chatter group, with each member's role and user details. - Action **List Groups** List the Chatter groups in the org. - Action **Post Comment** Add a comment to an existing Chatter feed element (post). - Action **Remove member from group** Removes a member from a Chatter group by deleting their group membership. - Action **Search Feed** Search Chatter feed elements matching a text query. - Action **Update group** Updates a Chatter group's name, description, information section, visibility, owner, archive and broadcast settings. Only the values you fill in are changed. - Action **Update post** Edits the text of an existing Chatter post. - Trigger **New File in Folder** Triggers when a new file appears in the folder you choose. - Action **Add folder member** Invites one or more people or groups to a Dropbox shared folder with the access level you choose. The caller must be an owner or editor of the shared folder. - Action **Copy File or Folder** Copy a file or folder from one path to another. - Action **Create Folder** Create a folder at the given path. - Action **Create Shared Link** Create a shareable link for a file or folder. - Action **Delete File or Folder** Delete a file or folder at the given path. - Action **Download file** Download a file from the connected Dropbox account. - Action **Get Current Account** Get information about the connected Dropbox account. - Action **Get File Metadata** Get metadata for a file or folder. - Action **Get space usage** Returns the connected Dropbox account's storage usage and allocation. - Action **Get Temporary Link** Get a temporary direct-download link for a file (valid ~4 hours). - Action **List file revisions** Lists the revisions of a Dropbox file, newest first, by file path or file id. - Action **List Folder** List the contents of a folder. - Action **List Folder Members** Returns the members of a shared folder: users, groups and pending invitees with their access levels. - Action **List Shared Links** List shared links for the account, optionally filtered by path. - Action **Move File or Folder** Move a file or folder from one path to another. - Action **Restore file** Restores a specific earlier revision of a file to the given path in Dropbox. - Action **Revoke shared link** Revoke a Dropbox shared link so it no longer grants access. - Action **Search Files** Search for files and folders matching a query. - Action **Share folder** Share a Dropbox folder so collaborators can be added to it. Creates the folder if the path does not exist yet. - Action **Upload file** Uploads a file (up to 150 MiB) to a path in the connected Dropbox account. - Action **Upload File from URL** Save a file from a public URL directly into Dropbox at the given path. ## Each app on its own - [ **Chatter** Salesforce Chatter — post to feeds, comment, like, manage groups, and read news/group feeds via the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/chatter) - [ **Dropbox** Dropbox cloud file storage. Upload, download, move, copy, delete, and search files and folders; create...](https://apiant.ai/connections/dropbox) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Chatter - [ **Chatter to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/chatter-to-hubspot) - [ **Chatter to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/chatter-to-salesforce) - [ **Chatter to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chatter-to-slack) - [ **Chatter to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/chatter-to-google-sheets) - [ **Chatter to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chatter-to-gmail) - [ **Chatter to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chatter-to-google-calendar) ## More into Dropbox - [ **BigML to Dropbox** BigML is a machine learning platform for building, evaluating, and running predictive models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigml-to-dropbox) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Dropbox** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-dropbox) - [ **Airtable to Dropbox** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-dropbox) - [ **Asana to Dropbox** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-dropbox) - [ **ClickUp to Dropbox** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-dropbox) - [ **Discord to Dropbox** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-dropbox) Questions ## Chatter and Dropbox, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Chatter? Any of Chatter's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Group and New Post. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Dropbox when something happens in Chatter? Any of Dropbox's 21 actions, including Create Folder, Create Shared Link, Upload file and Upload File from URL. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Dropbox to Chatter? Yes. When something happens in Dropbox, your agent can act in Chatter too. This page covers both directions: Dropbox's triggers and Chatter's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Chatter or Dropbox? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Chatter and Dropbox without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.