Popular Dropbox and Google Sheets workflows and automations
Useful Dropbox and Google Sheets integrations
Triggers (If this)
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New spreadsheet added to folder
This trigger fires when a new spreadsheet is added to a Google Drive folder you specify. Note: only works for spreadsheets created after the Applet turned on.
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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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New worksheet in spreadsheet
This trigger fires when a new worksheet is added to a spreadsheet you specify.
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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 row added to spreadsheet
This trigger fires when a new row is added to a spreadsheet you specify.
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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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Cell updated in spreadsheet
This trigger fires when a particular cell is updated within the spreadsheet 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.








Queries (With)
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Current values of a row
This query returns the current values in a given row. Values from columns A-Z are available as ingredients.
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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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Current value of a cell
This query returns the current value of a single cell in your spreadsheet.
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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 rows added to spreadsheet
This query returns a list of when a new row is added to a spreadsheet you specify.
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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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History of when Cell was updated in spreadsheet
This query returns a list of when a particular cell was updated within the spreadsheet you specify.
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Find file by name
This query returns a list of files searched by name you specify.
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History of spreadsheets added to folder
This query returns a list of when a new spreadsheet is added to a Google Drive folder you specify. Note: only works for spreadsheets created after the Applet turned on.
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File metadata
This query returns the metadata of a file.
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History of worksheets in spreadsheet
This query returns a list of when a new worksheet is added to a spreadsheet you specify.
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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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Update cell in spreadsheet
This action will update a single cell in the first worksheet of a spreadsheet you specify. Note: a new spreadsheet is created if the file doesn't exist.
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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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Add row to spreadsheet
This action will add a single row to the bottom of the first worksheet of a spreadsheet you specify. Note: a new spreadsheet is created after 2000 rows.
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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.







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