Top Dropbox automations
Explore Plans
Mobile menu Close menu
DropboxDropbox

Find file by name

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

About this query

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 query returns a list of files searched by name you specify.
API endpoint slug
dropbox.find_file_by_name
Runtime method
performQuery("dropbox.find_file_by_name")

Query fields

Filename Text input > Other

Label
Filename
Helper text
Searches for filename that match your query (default: IFTTT)
Slug
filename
Required
false
Can have default value
true

Ingredients

File pathThe file's path into Dropbox.

Slug
FilePath
Filter code
Dropbox.findFileByName.FilePath
Type
String
Example
/my-folder/coolbeans.jpg

FilenameThe name of the file.

Slug
Filename
Filter code
Dropbox.findFileByName.Filename
Type
String
Example
coolbeans.jpg

Filename no extThe name of the file without extension.

Slug
FilenameNoExt
Filter code
Dropbox.findFileByName.FilenameNoExt
Type
String
Example
coolbeans

Modified dateDate file was created or modified in Dropbox.

Slug
ModifiedDate
Filter code
Dropbox.findFileByName.ModifiedDate
Type
Date with time (ISO8601)
Example
2020-07-08T04:17:06.000+05:00