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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.

About this trigger

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 Trigger fires every time any text file is saved in the folder you specify. NOTE: will process up to 15 files per polling period.
API endpoint slug
dropbox.new_text_file_in_folder

Trigger fields

Path Text input

Label
Subfolder name
Helper text
Optional
Slug
path
Required
true
Can have default value
true

Ingredients

File URLThe file's public URL.

Slug
FileUrl
Filter code
Dropbox.newTextFileInFolder.FileUrl
Type
String
Example
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qp3cqdjqachyr2x/cool_story.txt

FilenameThe name of the file.

Slug
Filename
Filter code
Dropbox.newTextFileInFolder.Filename
Type
String
Example
cool_story.txt

Filename no extThe name of the file without extension.

Slug
FilenameNoExt
Filter code
Dropbox.newTextFileInFolder.FilenameNoExt
Type
String
Example
cool_story

Modified dateDate file was created or modified in Dropbox.

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