# \#dropbox **URL:** https://community.n8n.io/tag/dropbox/39.md [Latest](https://community.n8n.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.n8n.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.n8n.io/tags.md) --- ## [Uploading files to Dropbox causing 400 error](https://community.n8n.io/t/uploading-files-to-dropbox-causing-400-error/285385)
**Author:** [@kp1771](https://community.n8n.io/u/kp1771)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/uploading-files-to-dropbox-causing-400-error/285385 "2026-04-07T10:33:01Z")
Hi, I’ve set up a worklow that was working fine for several months but it’s started failing when trying to upload a file to Dropbox. I’m getting this error: 400 - “Error in call to API function \\“users/get\_current\_accou… --- ## [Google Drive upload node fails on second loop iteration](https://community.n8n.io/t/google-drive-upload-node-fails-on-second-loop-iteration/280970)
**Author:** [@Tal\_Benhamou](https://community.n8n.io/u/Tal_Benhamou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/google-drive-upload-node-fails-on-second-loop-iteration/280970 "2026-03-25T18:09:04Z")
Hi everyone :waving\_hand: I’m facing a strange issue in one of my workflows and would really appreciate your help. Context I have a workflow that: Downloads files from Dropbox Uploads them to Google Drive Runs… --- ## [Dropbox access token Expired after 4 hours](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-access-token-expired-after-4-hours/265568)
**Author:** [@Ali4](https://community.n8n.io/u/Ali4)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-access-token-expired-after-4-hours/265568 "2026-02-17T14:28:18Z")
Hey guys, I built a workflow with Dropbox, but I discovered that the access token expires after 4 hours. What is the solution? If I use OAuth, will the problem be solved? --- ## [Where can I sell my N8N workflow? I am looking for marketplaces, not the Creator Hub](https://community.n8n.io/t/where-can-i-sell-my-n8n-workflow-i-am-looking-for-marketplaces-not-the-creator-hub/212963)
**Author:** [@usascholar](https://community.n8n.io/u/usascholar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/where-can-i-sell-my-n8n-workflow-i-am-looking-for-marketplaces-not-the-creator-hub/212963 "2025-11-14T15:19:42Z")
I used to be a heavy Make user but recently started transferring some of my automations to N8N. I quickly realized that some things just don’t translate well. For example, something that can be done with a single node in… --- ## [Dropbox API access from cloud. Credential issues](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-api-access-from-cloud-credential-issues/175157)
**Author:** [@HvrAdmin](https://community.n8n.io/u/HvrAdmin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-api-access-from-cloud-credential-issues/175157 "2025-11-06T15:47:02Z")
Describe the problem/error/question In my flow I’m creating a Dropbox folder (working fine using the built-in Dropbox node), and then I need to: give access to it to some people (using their email address) without send… --- ## [Allow reading Dropbox or external file links directly in n8n](https://community.n8n.io/t/allow-reading-dropbox-or-external-file-links-directly-in-n8n/202717)
**Author:** [@Sheetal\_Verma](https://community.n8n.io/u/Sheetal_Verma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/allow-reading-dropbox-or-external-file-links-directly-in-n8n/202717 "2025-11-06T15:26:11Z")
The idea is: Add a feature that allows n8n to read or import files directly from an external link (like Dropbox, Google Drive, or any public URL). My use case: When creating blog automation workflows, I often store imag… --- ## [Handling multiple form uploads](https://community.n8n.io/t/handling-multiple-form-uploads/170047)
**Author:** [@HvrAdmin](https://community.n8n.io/u/HvrAdmin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 6:50am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/handling-multiple-form-uploads/170047 "2025-09-28T06:50:08Z")
Describe the problem/error/question For some reason, I can never truly understand how binaries and n8n work together. I have an N8N form that allows for multiple files to upload (via a single form field). For each form… --- ## [Download multiple files from 1 folder of dropbox and all sub-folders of this folder](https://community.n8n.io/t/download-multiple-files-from-1-folder-of-dropbox-and-all-sub-folders-of-this-folder/153748)
**Author:** [@Philippe](https://community.n8n.io/u/Philippe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/download-multiple-files-from-1-folder-of-dropbox-and-all-sub-folders-of-this-folder/153748 "2025-07-22T19:27:02Z")
Hello all, I want to download all the files from a Dropbox global folder (including sub-folders) I tried to use "List a folder"for Dropbox but it doesn’t show subfolders files… Then I want to download all the PDF file… --- ## [Binary data issue from Dropbox Share/Download Url](https://community.n8n.io/t/binary-data-issue-from-dropbox-share-download-url/144211)
**Author:** [@shyguy](https://community.n8n.io/u/shyguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/binary-data-issue-from-dropbox-share-download-url/144211 "2025-07-05T11:55:04Z")
Describe the problem/error/question Binary data not being stored properly when downloading file from Dropbox. I’m simply making a get request to a forced download Dropbox share link. Creating a temporary share link fro… --- ## [Self-Hosted n8n Image Download Issue](https://community.n8n.io/t/self-hosted-n8n-image-download-issue/136364)
**Author:** [@Will\_Roske](https://community.n8n.io/u/Will_Roske)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/self-hosted-n8n-image-download-issue/136364 "2025-06-22T22:28:45Z")
Hello, and thank you for clicking. My issue is that my self-hosted version of n8n (hosted on AWS) is not allowing me to download the amount of images that I need to. The workflow is made to process thousands of images. … --- ## [Connection lost when running Dropbox Node to download file](https://community.n8n.io/t/connection-lost-when-running-dropbox-node-to-download-file/99207)
**Author:** [@Jihzza](https://community.n8n.io/u/Jihzza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/connection-lost-when-running-dropbox-node-to-download-file/99207 "2025-04-10T12:54:44Z")
When running my workflow, midway the connection is lost, this happens when it reaches a Dropbox Node that is downloading a file, the file is 880mb. I’m aware that this might be a file too big for n8n. How can I solve th… --- ## [Dropbox upload failing with medium sized files](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-upload-failing-with-medium-sized-files/81843)
**Author:** [@diego.lagolago](https://community.n8n.io/u/diego.lagolago)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-upload-failing-with-medium-sized-files/81843 "2025-02-26T04:34:05Z")
Describe the problem/error/question Workflows arent uploading medium sized files (17 MB) to Dropbox and are losing connection. Is there some kind of file limit? What is the error message (if any)? Connection Lost (You … --- ## [Dropbox Outh2 API shareable url with scope sharing.wrtire question](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-outh2-api-shareable-url-with-scope-sharing-wrtire-question/50215)
**Author:** [@Blueli](https://community.n8n.io/u/Blueli)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-outh2-api-shareable-url-with-scope-sharing-wrtire-question/50215 "2024-07-17T09:39:25Z")
Hello I realized the built-in dropbox outh2 API has only 4 scopes. Without sharing.write we are not able to create shareable URL from Dropbox. I followed this thread to create a custom Generic Credential Type I ma… --- ## [Dropbox 409 Error - Get Cursor Endpoint](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-409-error-get-cursor-endpoint/40585)
**Author:** [@Prasanna\_Ptools](https://community.n8n.io/u/Prasanna_Ptools)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-409-error-get-cursor-endpoint/40585 "2024-02-21T19:00:11Z")
Describe the problem/error/question I apologize before hand if this was already tackled, I wasn’t able to find a topic that addressed this specific issue. The problem I have is being able to get a cursor on the (‘HTTP R… --- ## [Dropbox API token expiration](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-api-token-expiration/39690)
**Author:** [@Oleg\_Zvyagintsev](https://community.n8n.io/u/Oleg_Zvyagintsev)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-api-token-expiration/39690 "2024-02-08T11:57:32Z")
Question Dropbox only allows shortlived API tockens (4 hours according to their article). And they say you need to use refresh tokens to use it without manually refreshong tokens. How to deal with expiring tokens in n8n… --- ## [Unable to authenticate with Dropbox (OAuth2)](https://community.n8n.io/t/unable-to-authenticate-with-dropbox-oauth2/33378)
**Author:** [@Philippe](https://community.n8n.io/u/Philippe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/unable-to-authenticate-with-dropbox-oauth2/33378 "2023-11-28T14:16:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from Unable to authenticate with Dropbox (access token or OAuth2): Hello all, I’m having same issue trying to authenticate with Dropbox. Token was working OK, yesterday but have expired. No… --- ## [Pagination loop for dropbox cursor and more than one input item](https://community.n8n.io/t/pagination-loop-for-dropbox-cursor-and-more-than-one-input-item/31509)
**Author:** [@pavvel](https://community.n8n.io/u/pavvel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/pagination-loop-for-dropbox-cursor-and-more-than-one-input-item/31509 "2023-10-16T07:34:32Z")
Describe the problem/error/question I am trying to handle Dropbox “pagination” using cursors. I have a problem where the items are multiplied in the output. I have seen solutions for pagination, but they only handle on… --- ## [Cannot access node output prior to Dropbox create folder node](https://community.n8n.io/t/cannot-access-node-output-prior-to-dropbox-create-folder-node/31508)
**Author:** [@Lee\_S](https://community.n8n.io/u/Lee_S)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/cannot-access-node-output-prior-to-dropbox-create-folder-node/31508 "2023-10-13T12:18:37Z")
Describe the problem/error/question I am trying to create folders and subfolders for each month of the year. Dropbox’s “Create Folder” action throws an error if the folder already exists, so I’m trying to list the folde… --- ## [Drop box Share URL](https://community.n8n.io/t/drop-box-share-url/28805)
**Author:** [@Keep\_Innovations](https://community.n8n.io/u/Keep_Innovations)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/drop-box-share-url/28805 "2023-08-19T23:02:10Z")
Hi Is there a way to get a dropbox share link via n8n. I have uploaded a dropbox document however I am trying to get the share url of the document. I have noticed the dropbox oauth with n8n only has 4 scopes…Any suggest… --- ## [Dropbox upload](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-upload/29290)
**Author:** [@Keep\_Innovations](https://community.n8n.io/u/Keep_Innovations)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-upload/29290 "2023-08-15T05:56:15Z")
Hi, creating a scenario that can upload multiple files in drop box. I managed to split the batches and I have 4 files. I intend to supply these 4 files to drop box upload node. However the upload node seems to be only ta… --- ## [Unable to authenticate with Dropbox (access token or OAuth2)](https://community.n8n.io/t/unable-to-authenticate-with-dropbox-access-token-or-oauth2/27753)
**Author:** [@4ian](https://community.n8n.io/u/4ian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 7:07am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/unable-to-authenticate-with-dropbox-access-token-or-oauth2/27753 "2023-07-10T07:07:09Z")
I’m trying to create credentials for Dropbox. The “Dropbox OAuth2 API” only shows fields to connect via a hardcoded app it seems, which is not validated by Dropbox: Setup: Error when I click on “Connect my account”: … --- ## [Download many files from a single URL and upload to S3](https://community.n8n.io/t/download-many-files-from-a-single-url-and-upload-to-s3/27023)
**Author:** [@Siva\_Manickam](https://community.n8n.io/u/Siva_Manickam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/download-many-files-from-a-single-url-and-upload-to-s3/27023 "2023-06-15T10:25:44Z")
I have a URL Dropbox which has many files. My requirement is to download all the files in the URL and upload them to S3 bucket My challenge is I’m able to upload a single image but not the entire image Please share your … --- ## [Uploading multiple files to Dropbox gives 409 error](https://community.n8n.io/t/uploading-multiple-files-to-dropbox-gives-409-error/25055)
**Author:** [@Novastream](https://community.n8n.io/u/Novastream)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/uploading-multiple-files-to-dropbox-gives-409-error/25055 "2023-04-27T07:38:17Z")
Describe the problem/error/question I have some nodes that downloads invoices from my CRM everyday and uploads them to my Dropbox so my accountant can access them but for some reason I get a 409 error when I try to uploa… --- ## [Writing files outside installation directory](https://community.n8n.io/t/writing-files-outside-installation-directory/22391)
**Author:** [@starlord](https://community.n8n.io/u/starlord)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/writing-files-outside-installation-directory/22391 "2023-01-29T04:16:59Z")
Describe the issue/error/question I would like to download a file from my Dropbox account (onto my Raspberry Pi where I have installed n8n) and save that file to a directory outside the n8n directory, higher up in fact, … --- ## [Searching the content of pdf files (Dropbox)](https://community.n8n.io/t/searching-the-content-of-pdf-files-dropbox/20503)
**Author:** [@Max\_T](https://community.n8n.io/u/Max_T)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/searching-the-content-of-pdf-files-dropbox/20503 "2022-12-08T08:52:14Z")
Hello, is it possible to search the content of pdf files on dropbox using the api? When you enter a word in the dropbox search engine, the search engine will find all files where that word was used. It will also find fil… --- ## [Saving multiple \[backup\] files to dropbox](https://community.n8n.io/t/saving-multiple-backup-files-to-dropbox/20065)
**Author:** [@Entrepositive](https://community.n8n.io/u/Entrepositive)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/saving-multiple-backup-files-to-dropbox/20065 "2022-11-24T15:01:56Z")
Describe the issue/error/question What am I doing wrong here? I have automatic backups coming in from a WordPress site, daily DB backups, weekly backups of all files, saved to a designated folder in Dropbox, and autodel… --- ## [Error 409 dropbox](https://community.n8n.io/t/error-409-dropbox/17382)
**Author:** [@Max\_T](https://community.n8n.io/u/Max_T)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/error-409-dropbox/17382 "2022-09-05T12:49:52Z")
Hello, I was configuring automations for dropbox and I got such an error. What could be the reason for this? On another folder, this scenario works, but it doesn’t. --- ## [Too\_many\_write\_operations dropbox](https://community.n8n.io/t/too-many-write-operations-dropbox/17230)
**Author:** [@Max\_T](https://community.n8n.io/u/Max_T)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/too-many-write-operations-dropbox/17230 "2022-09-02T09:54:48Z")
Hello, I have a question regarding this error: too\_many\_write\_operations dropbox. How can I fix this problem? --- ## [Creating a list of files on the dropbox](https://community.n8n.io/t/creating-a-list-of-files-on-the-dropbox/16991)
**Author:** [@Max\_T](https://community.n8n.io/u/Max_T)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/creating-a-list-of-files-on-the-dropbox/16991 "2022-08-24T09:29:16Z")
Hello I have such a scenario. am I going in the right direction? One of my problems is the endless loop. The reason for this is that I cannot update the cursor value in the loop. If I could, the loop might end. … --- ## [Dropbox trigger](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-trigger/16631)
**Author:** [@Max\_T](https://community.n8n.io/u/Max_T)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/dropbox-trigger/16631 "2022-08-19T13:47:08Z")
Has anyone tried to create a tigger that tells you about newly added files to Dropbox? [Next page](https://community.n8n.io/tag/dropbox/39.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=dropbox)