Make a Dropbox home for important email senders
Give recurring collaborators a clear place for the files they send you.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
Create folder
Tool to create a new folder at a specified path in dropbox. use when you need to organize files by creating a new directory. requires the 'files.content.write' scope.
Why this helps
Files from several collaborators can end up mixed together in one catch-all folder.
- Keep collaborator files grouped
- Avoid manually creating folders during inbox triage
- Use a consistent folder structure
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agent mail and Dropbox once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then add a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis when to create a sender folder and how to name it.
- 4Pick the New Email Received trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real message from a sender who needs a folder.
Questions about this workflow
Will it create a folder for every sender?
Describe the conditions in your instruction so folders are created only when appropriate.
Can it file existing attachments too?
This action creates a folder. Uploading attachments requires an upload action in a separate automation.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agent mail to Dropbox. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agent mail triggers
Dropbox actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create file request
Tool to create a new file request in dropbox. use when you need to request files from others by generating a unique link for uploads to a specified dropbox folder, optionally with a deadline.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create folder
Tool to create a new folder at a specified path in dropbox. use when you need to organize files by creating a new directory. requires the 'files.content.write' scope.
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Create paper document
Creates a new dropbox paper document at the specified path using html or markdown content.
Delete file or folder
Permanently deletes the file or folder at the specified path in dropbox. use when you need to remove a specific file or folder. requires the `files.content.write` scope.
Get about me
Tool to get information about the current user's dropbox account. use when you need to retrieve account details like email, name, or account type.
List files in folder
Tool to list files and folders in a specified dropbox directory. use when you need to see the contents of a folder, including subfolders if recursive is true.
List folder contents
Retrieves a list of folders, files, and deleted entries from a specified dropbox path.
Move file or folder
Move file or folder
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Agent mail and Dropbox, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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