Dropbox Business - Share file link

The Dropbox Business - Share file linkaction A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. retrieves view and download links for a specified file in Dropbox Business.

You can store variables for download and view links and use the variables throughout your workflow. The download link is a download URL for the file which downloads the file and the view link URL opens the file to view when clicked.

For example, if you have a file too large to email, you can upload the file to your Dropbox Business account, use the Share file link action in a workflow to store view and download links to the file and then use the variables in an email you send later in the workflow.

For more information about the Dropbox Business connector, see Dropbox Business.

Configure the Dropbox Business - Share file link action

1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
3. Select the Member ID.
4. Type the Path to the file you want the link for or click the browse icon () to browse the folder structure and select the path.

Note: A Connection and Member ID must be selected for the Path field to be enabled.

Dropbox Business - Share file link action fields, buttons, and settings

Caution: If a file/folder that's used in a workflow is moved, renamed, or deleted, any workflows that use that file/folder will not start or will fail. Make sure you keep the paths in your workflow configurations up to date.

Section	Field	Description	Variable types
(unlabeled)	Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.	The Dropbox Business connection to use for retrieving the file links.	(n/a)
	Member ID	The ID of the Dropbox Business team member. All the active members in the Dropbox Business account will be listed in the drop down to select from.	Boolean, Collection, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text
	Path	The full file path of the file in Dropbox Business to retrieve. Accepts any combination of typed text, text added through navigation (), and inserted variables.	Boolean, Collection, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text
Output	Result	Stores the result of the action as an object with the following variables: Download link: (Text)The public, clickable download URL for the file. When this link is clicked the file is downloaded. Example of value stored in variable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qje5v1s0xqwf8cc/abc.docx?dl=1 View link: (Text) The public, clickable view URL for the file. When this link is clicked the file is opened from the Dropbox Business account in a new browser tab. Example of value stored in variable: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qje5v1s0xqwf8cc/abc.docx?dl=0	Object