Dropbox Create Shared Link

This Snap creates a shared link for files or folders in Dropbox.

Supported Accounts

Snap views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input

This Snap has at most one document input view. The Snap reads the file or folder path (and, for shared or team folders, the namespace ID and namespace-relative path) from the incoming document. Typically, this input is provided by an upstream Dropbox List Snap.

Output

This Snap has exactly one document output view. The Snap outputs the shared link URL and its associated metadata.

Learn more about Error handling.

Snap settings

Note: Learn about the common controls in the Snap settings dialog.

Label

String

Required.Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if there are more than one of the same Snap in the pipeline.

Default value: Dropbox Create Shared Link

Example: Dropbox Create Shared Link 1

File path or ID*

String/Expression

Specify the file or folder in Dropbox for which to create a shared link. This field accepts either of the following:
  • The path to the file or folder, which must start with a forward slash (/).
  • A Dropbox file ID, which does not change when the file is moved or renamed. Use the ID when you want the link to remain valid across such changes. The file ID is available as dbx_id in the output of an upstream Dropbox List Snap.

Default value: None

Examples:

  • /Documents/report.pdf
  • $dbx_id
Snap execution

Dropdown list

Choose one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are:
  • Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Default value: Validate & Execute