Integration
Connect Dropbox and Grist
When something happens in Dropbox or Grist, your agent does the next thing in the other. Describe it and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Dropbox and Grist can do together
From Dropbox to Grist
When New File in Folder in Dropbox
then Add Column in Grist
From Grist to 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 Grist
Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 39 actions
- New File in Folder
Triggers when a new file appears in the folder you choose.
- 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.
- Copy File or Folder
Copy a file or folder from one path to another.
- Create Folder
Create a folder at the given path.
- Create Shared Link
Create a shareable link for a file or folder.
- Delete File or Folder
Delete a file or folder at the given path.
- Download file
Download a file from the connected Dropbox account.
- Get Current Account
Get information about the connected Dropbox account.
- Get File Metadata
Get metadata for a file or folder.
- Get Temporary Link
Get a temporary direct-download link for a file (valid ~4 hours).
- List file revisions
Lists the revisions of a Dropbox file, newest first, by file path or file id.
- List Folder
List the contents of a folder.
- List Folder Members
Returns the members of a shared folder: users, groups and pending invitees with their access levels.
- Move File or Folder
Move a file or folder from one path to another.
- Restore file
Restores a specific earlier revision of a file to the given path in Dropbox.
- Revoke shared link
Revoke a Dropbox shared link so it no longer grants access.
- Share folder
Share a Dropbox folder so collaborators can be added to it. Creates the folder if the path does not exist yet.
- Upload file
Uploads a file (up to 150 MiB) to a path in the connected Dropbox account.
- Upload File from URL
Save a file from a public URL directly into Dropbox at the given path.
- New or Updated Record
Triggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated.
- New or Updated Record (Instant)
Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added.
- New Record
Triggered when a new row is added to a Grist table.
- New Record (Instant)
Triggers when a new Record is created
- Add Column
Adds a column to a table in a Grist document.
- Add Table
Creates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns.
- Create Document
Creates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID.
- Create or Update Record
Adds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID.
- Create Record
Adds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID.
- Create Workspace
Creates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID.
- Delete Document
Deletes a Grist document permanently.
- Delete Records
Deletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID.
- Delete Workspace
Deletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it.
- Find Record
Searches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values.
- Get Document
Returns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization.
- Get Org
Returns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level.
- Get Workspace
Returns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains.
- List Columns
Returns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type.
- List Orgs
Returns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach.
- List Tables
Returns the tables in a Grist document.
- List Workspaces
Returns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains.
- Run SQL Query
Runs a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows.
- Update Document
Renames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is.
- Update Record
Changes the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values.
- Update Workspace
Renames a Grist workspace.
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 Grist, 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 Grist when something happens in Dropbox?
Any of Grist's 21 actions, including Create Document, Create or Update Record, Create Record and Create Workspace. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Grist to Dropbox?
Yes. When something happens in Grist, your agent can act in Dropbox too. This page covers both directions: Grist's triggers and Dropbox's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Dropbox or Grist?
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.