The Autohive Dropbox integration connects your Dropbox account with Autohive’s automation platform, enabling:

  • File management - Upload, delete, move, and copy files
  • Folder operations - Create folders and list contents recursively
  • File access - Generate temporary download links for files
  • Metadata handling - Access comprehensive file and folder information

Install the integration

  1. Log in to Autohive and navigate to Your user profile > Connections or Your workspace -> Manage workspace

  2. Locate the Dropbox Integration card and click Connect

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  3. Select your Dropbox account and authorize access

  4. Review and approve permissions. Autohive requests access to:

    • View your Dropbox account information
    • View and manage your files and folders
    • View and manage your contacts (if applicable)

    Ensure you approve the permissions required in order for the integration to function as expected.

  5. Confirm installation - you’ll be redirected to Autohive with “Connected” status displayed

Use the integration

You can now use the integration with your agents, workflows and scheduled tasks!

  1. Follow our Create your first agent guide on how to create an agent.
  2. In the ‘Agent settings’, scroll down to the ‘Add capabilities’ section and turn on the Dropbox capability. You can choose what individual Dropbox capabilities to turn on and off.
  3. Once the settings have been selected, begin prompting the agent of the workflow you’d like to achieve with Autohive and Dropbox!

Available capabilities

File Management

  • Upload File: Upload new files to Dropbox with conflict handling options (add, overwrite, update). Content must be base64 encoded.
  • Delete File or Folder: Remove files or folders from your Dropbox.
  • Move File or Folder: Move items to different locations with optional autorenaming.
  • Copy File or Folder: Copy items to different locations.
  • Get Metadata: Retrieve detailed information about files or folders, including modification times and hash values.
  • Get Temporary Link: Generate a temporary 4-hour link to stream or download file content.

Folder Operations

  • List Folder: View all files and subfolders within specific directories. Supports recursive listing and including deleted files.
  • Create Folder: Generate new folders in your Dropbox.

Key features

Comprehensive File Operations

Manage the entire lifecycle of your files directly from Autohive. Upload new content, organize it by moving or copying files, and clean up by deleting unnecessary items.

Efficient Listing

Browse your Dropbox hierarchy efficiently with support for:

  • Recursive listing
  • Pagination for large folders
  • Including/excluding deleted files
  • Viewing mounted folders

Disconnect the integration

Important: Disconnecting stops data synchronization but preserves existing data in both systems.

  1. Navigate to Your user profile -> Connections or Your workspace -> Manage workspace
  2. Find the Dropbox Integration
  3. Click Disconnect and confirm

Data Impact: Existing data remains unchanged in both systems, but Autohive loses Dropbox API access.

Uninstall the app

From Dropbox: Go to your Dropbox Account settings > Connected apps > Find Autohive and disconnect.