Append to a text file

This Action will append to a text file as determined by the file name and folder path you specify. Once a file’s size reaches 2MB a new file will be created.

About this action

Triggers, queries, and actions are the building blocks of Applets. Triggers tell an Applet to start, queries ask a question, and actions are its end result.

Developer info

Description: This Action will append to a text file as determined by the file name and folder path you specify. Once a file’s size reaches 2MB a new file will be created.
API endpoint slug: box.append_to_text_file_box
Filter code method: Box.appendToTextFileBox.skip(string?: reason)
Runtime method: runAction("box.append_to_text_file_box", {})

Action fields

Filename Text input > Document title

Label: File name
Helper text: Will create a new file if one with this title doesn’t exist
Slug: filename
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Box.appendToTextFileBox.setFilename(string: filename)

Body Text input > Long text

Label: Content
Helper text: Use <br> to add line breaks
Slug: body
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Box.appendToTextFileBox.setBody(string: body)

Path Text input > Path to a folder

Label: Box folder path
Helper text: Format: some/folder/path (defaults to “IFTTT”)
Slug: path
Required: false
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Box.appendToTextFileBox.setPath(string: path)