--- title: "Connect Dropbox to Tavily - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New File in Folder\" fires in Dropbox, your agent runs \"Create research task\" in Tavily." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/dropbox-to-tavily" --- # Connect Dropbox to Tavily When **New File in Folder** fires in [Dropbox](https://apiant.ai/connections/dropbox), your agent runs **Create research task** in [Tavily](https://apiant.ai/connections/tavily). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Dropbox **1** trigger Dropbox **21** actions Tavily **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Dropbox and Tavily to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Dropbox can start in Tavily - When **New File in Folder** in Dropbox then **Create research task** in Tavily - When **New File in Folder** in Dropbox then **Get research task status** in Tavily 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 Tavily ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 28 actions - 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. - Action **Crawl** Crawls a website starting from one address and returns the content of the pages it finds. - Action **Create research task** Starts a Tavily research task for a question you supply and returns its ID and status. Use the ID with Get research task status to collect the finished report. - Action **Extract** Reads one or more web pages and returns their content as markdown or plain text, plus any addresses that could not be read. - Action **Get research task status** Checks a Tavily research task by its ID and returns its current status, and the finished report with its sources once the task is complete. - Action **Get usage** Returns how many Tavily credits have been used this billing cycle, for both the API key and the account, along with the plan limits and a breakdown per feature. - Action **Map** Maps a website starting from an address you supply and returns the list of pages found, without pulling their content. - Action **Search** Searches the web for a query you supply and returns ranked results with titles, addresses and snippets, plus an optional written answer. ## Each app on its own - [ **Dropbox** Dropbox cloud file storage. Upload, download, move, copy, delete, and search files and folders; create...](https://apiant.ai/connections/dropbox) - [ **Tavily** Tavily AI is a web research tool optimized for LLMs and RAG, offering access to real-time, reliable online...](https://apiant.ai/connections/tavily) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Dropbox - [ **Dropbox to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dropbox-to-mailchimp) - [ **Dropbox to SendGrid** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dropbox-to-sendgrid) - [ **Dropbox to Klaviyo** Klaviyo is a marketing automation platform for email and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dropbox-to-klaviyo) - [ **Dropbox to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dropbox-to-typeform) - [ **Dropbox to MySQL** Connect directly to a MySQL database and run SQL statements from your automations.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dropbox-to-mysql) - [ **Dropbox to FFXIV Collect** FFXIV Collect tracks collectable content in Final Fantasy XIV — mounts, minions, orchestrion rolls, emotes...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dropbox-to-ffxiv-collect) ## More into Tavily - [ **CRUSH to Tavily** CRUSH is an AI powered second brain helping you collect a thought, organize it and take action.](https://apiant.ai/connect/crush-to-tavily) - [ **HubSpot to Tavily** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-tavily) - [ **Salesforce to Tavily** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-tavily) - [ **Slack to Tavily** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-tavily) - [ **Google Sheets to Tavily** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-tavily) - [ **Gmail to Tavily** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-tavily) Questions ## Dropbox and Tavily, 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 Tavily when something happens in Dropbox? Any of Tavily's 7 actions, including Create research task, Crawl, Extract and Get research task status. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Tavily to Dropbox? Tavily has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Dropbox. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Tavily's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Dropbox or Tavily? 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 Tavily 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.