Google Sheets often holds the list of clients, jobs or orders, and Dropbox holds the files for each one. FlowMattic links them from your WordPress site: a new row can make a Dropbox folder and share link, new files can be indexed in the sheet, and the sheet itself can be backed up to Dropbox. Good for agencies, photographers and accountants.
10 triggers 35 actions 7 example workflows 1 ready-made template Unlimited runs
When this happens in Google Sheets6 triggers
Do this in Dropbox16 actions
1. TriggerNew Spreadsheet Row2. ActionCreate FolderWhen Google Sheets fires New Spreadsheet Row, FlowMattic runs Create Folder in Dropbox with the data from that event.
You build this in the FlowMattic workflow builder on your own site. See the setup steps
Each one uses only triggers and actions the two integrations ship today, plus FlowMattic's own tools. Where the library has a ready-made template, import it instead of building from scratch.
Add a client to the sheet and Create Folder makes their folder, Create Shared Link makes a link, and Update Row puts that link next to the client's name.
New Spreadsheet RowCreate FolderCreate Shared LinkUpdate Row
Create File Request makes an upload link for the client's folder, and Update Row stores it, so you can send one link that drops their files where they belong.
New Spreadsheet RowCreate File RequestUpdate Row
Every file added to a Dropbox folder gets a row with name, path and a share link, so a team can search and filter deliverables in the sheet.
New File in FolderCreate Shared LinkAdd New Row
A Schedule exports the sheet as an Excel file and Upload File saves it in a dated backup folder, giving you a copy outside Google.
ScheduleExport Sheet to ExcelUpload File
Change the status column to Closed and Move File moves the job's folder to your archive, so active work stays easy to find.
Update Specific Column ValueFilterMove File
File Deleted finds the file's row by path and marks it removed, so the index never points people to files that are gone.
File DeletedLookup Row DataUpdate Row
When the report tab is marked final, Export Sheet to PDF makes a copy and Upload File puts it in the client's Dropbox folder.
Update Specific Cell DataExport Sheet to PDFUpload File
At the end, each new row in your client sheet has its own Dropbox folder and a share link written into the row.
Give the sheet columns for Client name, Dropbox path and Share link. The path column lets later workflows find the folder.
Under Connects, add a Google account that can edit the sheet and the Dropbox account where folders should live.
Create a workflow with Google Sheets New Spreadsheet Row, choose the sheet and add a test client row.
Add Dropbox Create Folder with a path built from the client name, then Create Shared Link for that path.
Add Google Sheets Update Row, map the path and link into their columns, test and switch on.
1. Trigger in Google Sheets
New Spreadsheet Row
2. Action in Dropbox
Create Folder
3. Action in Dropbox
Create Shared Link
4. Action in Google Sheets
Update Row
Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)
| From Google Sheets | To Google Sheets |
|---|---|
| Client name | Folder name in path |
| Folder path | Dropbox path column |
| Shared link URL | Share link column |
A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.
Google Sheets and Dropbox connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.
Every client, job or order row points to its files, so nobody hunts through Dropbox to find the right folder.
Each new row gets its folder, link and file request the same way, which matters when several people add clients.
FlowMattic runs on your WordPress site, so nightly backups and every new row run without per-task fees.
Yes. Start a workflow with New Spreadsheet Row and add Dropbox Create Folder with a path built from the row, such as /Clients/ plus the client name.
Yes. Use the Schedule trigger, export the sheet with Export Sheet to Excel, Export sheet to CSV or Export Sheet to PDF, and save the file with Dropbox Upload File.
Yes. New File in Folder can add a row for each file with its name and path, and Create Shared Link can add a link in the same step sequence.
Yes. Create File Request makes an upload link tied to a folder. Store it in the row and send it with your usual email step.
Yes. The workflow library has a template that reads a prompt from a new row, generates an image with an AI image service and uploads it to Dropbox.
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Reviewed 27 Oct 2026. The example workflows are written with AI from the real triggers and actions of both integrations and checked against them. Google Sheets integration 2.2.4, Dropbox integration 1.0.0.
