Back up new Uploadcare uploads to a Dropbox folder

Each file uploaded to your Uploadcare project is copied to Dropbox by this workflow, giving you a second copy of user uploads in storage you already manage.

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The Back up new Uploadcare uploads to a Dropbox folder workflow on the FlowMattic canvas, with 2 steps across Uploadcare, Dropbox — The workflow as it appears in the builder after import. Each step opens for editing.

What this workflow does

Uploadcare handles file uploads for your site or app, and the files live in your Uploadcare project. Keeping a copy somewhere else protects you if a file is deleted there or you change providers later. This workflow places one in Dropbox each time a file arrives.

The Uploadcare trigger fires when a new file is uploaded. Details about that file become data you can map in FlowMattic. The second step uses the Upload File action in Dropbox to store the file in your account, with the file and its name mapped from the Uploadcare data.

Every new upload runs the workflow once, so the Dropbox copy grows alongside your Uploadcare project. Files that were uploaded before you turn the workflow on are not copied. Do a test upload after import and check that the file opens in Dropbox, then look at Task History if it does not appear.

Customer photo submissions

A print shop takes customer photos through an Uploadcare widget. Each one is copied to Dropbox, where the production team picks up files to print.

A backup of user documents

An app that collects ID documents or contracts through Uploadcare keeps a Dropbox copy of every upload as a second record.

Sharing uploads with a freelancer

A designer who works in a shared Dropbox gets every asset your clients upload, without needing access to your Uploadcare dashboard.

How this workflow runs

What happens at each step once the workflow is on, and what you need before you import it.

Step 1Trigger
Uploadcare New File Uploaded
Runs when a new file is uploaded to your connected Uploadcare project. Details about the file, such as its name and where to fetch it, are passed to Dropbox.
Step 2Action
Dropbox Upload File
Saves a copy of the Uploadcare file in your Dropbox. Connect Dropbox and map the uploaded file from the trigger data into this step. Test with one upload to confirm where the file lands.

What you need

FlowMatticCore
Uploadcare AccountAccount
Dropbox AccountAccount

After importing, map your own data. To keep the template universal, not every step is pre-filled. Open each step in the builder and connect your accounts and fields (channels, lists, sheets, recipients) before you switch the workflow on.

Make it yours

Changes worth making after you import it.

Map the original file name from Uploadcare so Dropbox copies keep names you recognise, rather than generic IDs.
Only want images backed up? Add a Filter after the trigger that continues when the file's type or extension matches the ones you care about.
Copy large or important uploads to a second place too by adding another storage step after Dropbox, such as Google Drive.

Questions about this workflow

Are files already stored in Uploadcare copied to Dropbox?

No. The trigger reacts to new uploads only. Files that were in your Uploadcare project before you turned the workflow on stay where they are.

If I delete a file in Uploadcare, is the Dropbox copy removed?

No. The workflow only copies new uploads. Deleting a file in Uploadcare does not touch the copy in Dropbox.

What happens if Dropbox cannot store an Uploadcare file?

The Dropbox step returns an error for that run, and Task History shows it. The original stays in Uploadcare, so you can copy that file across by hand.