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Dropbox and Google Sheets integration
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How to connect Dropbox and Google Sheets
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.
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Build your own Dropbox and Google Sheets integration
Create custom Dropbox and Google Sheets 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 Sheets supported actions
Create
Create a spreadsheet
Delete
Delete a spreadsheet
Append or Update Row
Append a new row or update an existing one (upsert)
Append Row
Create a new row in a sheet
Clear
Delete all the contents or a part of a sheet
Create
Create a new sheet
Delete
Permanently delete a sheet
Delete Rows or Columns
Delete columns or rows from a sheet
Get Row(s)
Retrieve one or more rows from a sheet
Update Row
Update an existing row in a sheet
Dropbox and Google Sheets integration details
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