Connect Dropbox and Slack

Use Dropbox and Slack in the same FlowMattic workflow. Below are the triggers and actions both integrations offer; pick one of each to see how the two connect.

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When this happens in Dropbox4 triggers

Do this in Slack14 actions

1. TriggerNew File in Folder

2. ActionSend Channel Message

When Dropbox fires New File in Folder, FlowMattic runs Send Channel Message in Slack with the data from that event.

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Triggers and actions in this pair

A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.

Dropbox

Integration page

Triggers (4)

New File in FolderTriggers when a new file is added to a folder
New FolderTriggers when a new folder is created
File DeletedTriggers when a file is deleted
Folder DeletedTriggers when a folder is deleted

Actions (16)

Upload FileUpload a file to Dropbox
Create FolderCreate a new folder in Dropbox
Delete FileDelete a file from Dropbox
Delete FolderDelete a folder and its contents from Dropbox
Copy FileCopy a file to a different location
Move FileMove or rename a file
Create Shared LinkCreate a shared link for a file or folder
List Folder ContentsList all files and folders in a directory
Get File MetadataGet metadata for a file or folder
Search FilesSearch for files and folders
Create Text FileCreate a new text file with content
Share FolderShare a folder with collaborators
Add Folder MemberAdd a member to a shared folder
Get Temporary Download LinkGet a temporary download link for a file
Download FileDownload a file from Dropbox
Create File RequestCreate a file request for external uploads

Slack

Integration page

Actions (14)

Send Channel MessagePost or Schedule a new message to a specific #channel
Add ReminderAdds a reminder for the user
Create ChannelCreates a new channel
List All ChannelsRetrieve list of all channels
Set Channel TopicSets the topic on a selected channel
Set StatusSets your Slack status to the given text and emoji
Invite User To ChannelInvite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it
Find User by EmailFinds a user by matching against their email instead of their username
Find User by IDFinds a user by their ID.
Send Direct MessageSend a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later
Send Private Channel MessagePost a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later
Update ProfileUpdate basic profile fields such as name or title
Find MessageFinds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature
Upload FileUpload file to your slack workplace