Dropbox Read

This Snap reads files from Dropbox cloud storage and outputs the file content as binary data.

Supported Accounts

Prerequisites

None.

Limitations and known issues

None.

Snap views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input

This Snap has at most one document input view. If an input view is defined, the Snap reads the file path from the incoming document.

If no input view is connected, the file path must be specified in the Snap settings.

Output

This Snap has exactly one binary output view. The Snap outputs the file content as binary data along with metadata about the file.

Learn more about Error handling.

Snap settings

Note: Learn about the common controls in the Snap settings dialog.
Field/Field set Description

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 Read

File path*

String/Expression

The path to the file in Dropbox to read. The path should start with a forward slash (/).

Example: /Documents/report.pdf

Default value: None

Include metadata

Checkbox

Select this checkbox to include file metadata in the output document header.

Default value: Selected

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