Need to see if your shared folder is taking up space on your dropbox 👨💻? Find out how to check here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
Notification of File Request Upload
Hi All,
I'm trying to automate a full process of which Dropbox is part. I need to be able to send a file request using the API and then be notified via a webhook or a periodic poll (not by ema...
Since you can't look up which file request was the source of any particular new file directly, using a distinct folder per file request is a good solution.
And you can monitor all folders for changes, and see which folder(s) had changes. I reccomend reading through the guides I linked to first for reference. If you want to use Dropbox webhooks, you can find the information for that here. (I don't know if Zapier would supports Dropbox webhooks directly though, so you may need to operate your own code as an intermediary if not.)
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorSince you can't look up which file request was the source of any particular new file directly, using a distinct folder per file request is a good solution.
And you can monitor all folders for changes, and see which folder(s) had changes. I reccomend reading through the guides I linked to first for reference. If you want to use Dropbox webhooks, you can find the information for that here. (I don't know if Zapier would supports Dropbox webhooks directly though, so you may need to operate your own code as an intermediary if not.)
OK, I should get reading then. I have a lot to learn. Thanks for your help. let's see how far I get :)
About Dropbox API Support & Feedback
Find help with the Dropbox API from other developers.
