Automatically back up your new Android photos to Dropbox
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Triggers (If this)
Queries (With)
Actions (Then that)
Popular Android Photos and Dropbox workflows and automations
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Upload your screenshots to Dropbox
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Back up my Android Photos to Dropbox
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Automatically back up screenshots you take from your Android device to Dropbox
Useful Android Photos and Dropbox integrations
Triggers (If this)
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New file in your folder
This Trigger fires every time any file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.
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Any new photo
This Trigger fires every time a new photo is taken on your Android device.
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Any new shared file link
This trigger fires every time a shared link for a file is created. Note: doesn't include folders.
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New screenshot
This Trigger fires every time a new screenshot is taken on your Android device.
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New text file in your folder
This Trigger fires every time any text file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.
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New photo taken in area
This Trigger fires every time a new photo is taken on your Android device in an area you specify.
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New photo in your folder
This Trigger fires every time a photo is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 photos per polling period.

New file in your folder
This Trigger fires every time any file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.

Any new photo
This Trigger fires every time a new photo is taken on your Android device.

Any new shared file link
This trigger fires every time a shared link for a file is created. Note: doesn't include folders.

New screenshot
This Trigger fires every time a new screenshot is taken on your Android device.

New text file in your folder
This Trigger fires every time any text file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.

New photo taken in area
This Trigger fires every time a new photo is taken on your Android device in an area you specify.

New photo in your folder
This Trigger fires every time a photo is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 photos per polling period.
Queries (With)
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History of photos in your folder
This query returns a list of every time a photo is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 photos per polling period.
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History of files in your folder
This query returns a list of every time any file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.
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History of text files in your folder
This query returns a list of every time any text file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.
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Find file by name
This query returns a list of files searched by name you specify.
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File metadata
This query returns the metadata of a file.
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List shared file links
This query returns all shared file links. Note: doesn't include folders.

History of photos in your folder
This query returns a list of every time a photo is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 photos per polling period.

History of files in your folder
This query returns a list of every time any file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.

History of text files in your folder
This query returns a list of every time any text file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.

Find file by name
This query returns a list of files searched by name you specify.

File metadata
This query returns the metadata of a file.

List shared file links
This query returns all shared file links. Note: doesn't include folders.
Actions (Then that)
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Revoke shared link
This action will revoke the direct link to the file. Note: the file may still be accessible if there are shared links leading to any of the file parent folders.
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Add file from URL
This Action will download a file at a given URL and add it to Dropbox at the path you specify. NOTE: 30 MB file size limit.
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Move file or folder
This action will move a file or a folder to new location.
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Create a text file
This Action will create a new text file at the path you specify.
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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.

Revoke shared link
This action will revoke the direct link to the file. Note: the file may still be accessible if there are shared links leading to any of the file parent folders.

Add file from URL
This Action will download a file at a given URL and add it to Dropbox at the path you specify. NOTE: 30 MB file size limit.

Move file or folder
This action will move a file or a folder to new location.

Create a text file
This Action will create a new text file at the path you specify.

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.
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