Integration
Connect Dropbox and Motion
When New File in Folder fires in Dropbox, your agent runs Create Recurring Task in Motion, or New Comment in Motion to Upload file in Dropbox. Describe the whole flow 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 Motion 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
Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.
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.
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What Dropbox and Motion can do together
From Dropbox to Motion
When New File in Folder in Dropbox
then Create Recurring Task in Motion
From Motion 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 Motion
Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 38 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 space usage
Returns the connected Dropbox account's storage usage and allocation.
- 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.
- List Shared Links
List shared links for the account, optionally filtered by path.
- 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.
- Search Files
Search for files and folders matching a query.
- 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 Comment
Triggered when a new comment is added to the selected task.
- New or Updated Task
Triggers when a task is created or updated in Motion.
- New Project
Triggered when a new project is created in a Motion workspace.
- New Task
Triggered when a new task is created in Motion. Can be limited to a workspace, project, assignee, label, name or status.
- Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a Motion task and returns the created comment.
- Create Project
Creates a new project in a Motion workspace, optionally from a project template, and returns the created project.
- Create Recurring Task
Creates a recurring task in a Motion workspace, assigned to a person and repeating on the frequency you choose. Returns the new recurring task.
- Create Task
Creates a task in a Motion workspace, optionally with a due date, assignee, project, labels and auto-scheduling. Returns the new task.
- Delete Recurring Task
Deletes a recurring task in Motion by its ID.
- Delete Task
Deletes a Motion task by its ID.
- Find Task
Returns the tasks whose name contains the specified text, optionally narrowed by workspace, project, assignee, label or status.
- Get Project
Returns a single Motion project by its ID, including its status, timestamps and custom field values. An error occurs if the project is not found.
- Get Task
Returns a Motion task by its ID, including its schedule, assignees, project, workspace and custom field values. An error occurs if the task is not found.
- List Comments
Returns all comments on a Motion task, including each comment's content, creation time and creator.
- List Projects
Returns all projects in a Motion workspace, including each project's status and custom field values.
- List Recurring Tasks
Returns all recurring tasks in a Motion workspace, including each task's assignee, project, status, priority and labels.
- List Tasks
Returns the tasks in Motion, across every page of results, optionally narrowed by workspace, project, assignee, label, name or status.
- Move Task
Moves a task to a different workspace, optionally assigning it to a user there, and returns the updated task.
- Set Project Custom Field Value
Sets the value of an existing custom field on a project and returns the value that was saved.
- Unassign Task
Removes the assignee from a Motion task, leaving the task unassigned.
- Update Task
Updates an existing Motion task by ID and returns the updated task, including its title, schedule, status, priority, labels and assignee.
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 Motion, 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 Motion when something happens in Dropbox?
Any of Motion's 17 actions, including Create Comment, Create Project, Create Recurring Task and Create Task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Motion to Dropbox?
Yes. When something happens in Motion, your agent can act in Dropbox too. This page covers both directions: Motion's triggers and Dropbox's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Dropbox or Motion?
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 Dropbox and Motion 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.