Integration
Connect Dropbox and Flatfile
When something happens in Dropbox or Flatfile, your agent does the next thing in the other. Describe it and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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What do you want Dropbox and Flatfile to do together?
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Claude Code
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Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)Claude, web and desktop
Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Cursor
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Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app
Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Any other MCP client
Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Example flows
What Dropbox and Flatfile can do together
From Dropbox to Flatfile
When New File in Folder in Dropbox
then Upload File in Flatfile
When New File in Folder in Dropbox
then Create Document in Flatfile
From Flatfile to Dropbox
When New Agent in Flatfile
then Add folder member in Dropbox
When New App in Flatfile
then Create Folder in Dropbox
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 Dropbox and Flatfile
Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 22 actions
Trigger
New File in FolderTriggers when a new file appears in the folder you choose.
Action
Add folder memberInvites 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 FolderCopy a file or folder from one path to another.
Action
Create FolderCreate a folder at the given path.
Action
Create Shared LinkCreate a shareable link for a file or folder.
Action
Delete File or FolderDelete a file or folder at the given path.
Action
Download fileDownload a file from the connected Dropbox account.
Action
Get Current AccountGet information about the connected Dropbox account.
Action
Get File MetadataGet metadata for a file or folder.
Action
Get Temporary LinkGet a temporary direct-download link for a file (valid ~4 hours).
Action
List file revisionsLists the revisions of a Dropbox file, newest first, by file path or file id.
Action
List FolderList the contents of a folder.
Action
List Folder MembersReturns the members of a shared folder: users, groups and pending invitees with their access levels.
Action
Move File or FolderMove a file or folder from one path to another.
Action
Restore fileRestores a specific earlier revision of a file to the given path in Dropbox.
Action
Revoke shared linkRevoke a Dropbox shared link so it no longer grants access.
Action
Share folderShare a Dropbox folder so collaborators can be added to it. Creates the folder if the path does not exist yet.
Action
Upload fileUploads a file (up to 150 MiB) to a path in the connected Dropbox account.
Action
Upload File from URLSave a file from a public URL directly into Dropbox at the given path.
Trigger
New AgentTriggers when a new agent is created.
Trigger
New AppTriggers when a new app is created.
Trigger
New DocumentTriggers when a new document is created in a space.
Trigger
New EventTriggers when a new event occurs in Flatfile.
Trigger
New PromptTriggers when a new prompt is created.
Trigger
New SheetTrigger when a new sheet is created in a Flatfile workbook.
Trigger
New UserTriggers when a new user is created.
Trigger
New WorkbookTrigger when a new workbook is created in Flatfile.
Action
Create DocumentCreates a new document in Flatfile.
Action
Create PromptCreates a new AI prompt in Flatfile.
Action
Get DocumentRetrieves a single document from a Flatfile space by its ID.
Action
Upload FileUploads a file to Flatfile.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Dropbox and Flatfile, answered
What can start an automation from Dropbox?
Any of Dropbox's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New File in Folder. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Flatfile when something happens in Dropbox?
Any of Flatfile's 4 actions, including Create Document, Create Prompt, Upload File and Get Document. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Flatfile to Dropbox?
Yes. When something happens in Flatfile, your agent can act in Dropbox too. This page covers both directions: Flatfile's triggers and Dropbox's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Dropbox or Flatfile?
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.
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.