Route Dropbox deliverables using email context
Use the conversation to help put a deliverable where it belongs.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
Move file or folder
Move file or folder
Why this helps
Files can remain in temporary folders long after an email clarifies their final destination.
- Keep deliverables in their intended folders
- Use email context to reduce filing decisions
- Cut down on later cleanup
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.
- 3Tell Notis which email context identifies a file and its destination folder.
- 4Pick the New Email Received trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real email that names a file and destination.
Questions about this workflow
Can this move attachments directly from email?
This action moves Dropbox files. Email attachments must already be in Dropbox for this action to move them.
What if the destination is unclear?
State in your instruction how Notis should handle ambiguity, such as reporting the uncertainty without moving the file.
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.
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Webhook trigger
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Create folder
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New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
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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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