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Dropbox and Google Contacts integration

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How to connect Dropbox and Google Contacts

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Dropbox and Google Contacts integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Dropbox and Google Contacts nodes

You can find Dropbox and Google Contacts in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Dropbox and Google Contacts nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Dropbox and Google Contacts integration: Add and configure Dropbox and Google Contacts nodes

Step 3: Connect Dropbox and Google Contacts

A connection establishes a link between Dropbox and Google Contacts (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Dropbox and Google Contacts integration: Connect Dropbox and Google Contacts

Step 4: Customize and extend your Dropbox and Google Contacts integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Dropbox and Google Contacts with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Dropbox and Google Contacts integration: Customize and extend your Dropbox and Google Contacts integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Dropbox and Google Contacts workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Dropbox to Google Contacts or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Dropbox and Google Contacts integration: Test and activate your Dropbox and Google Contacts workflow

Build your own Dropbox and Google Contacts integration

Create custom Dropbox and Google Contacts workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Dropbox supported actions

Copy
Copy a file
Delete
Delete a file
Download
Download a file
Move
Move a file
Upload
Upload a file
Copy
Copy a folder
Create
Create a folder
Delete
Delete a folder
List
Return the files and folders in a given folder
Move
Move a folder
Query

Google Contacts supported actions

Create
Create a contact
Delete
Delete a contact
Get
Get a contact
Get Many
Retrieve many contacts
Update
Update a contact

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