Data Source Connector – Dropbox

Data Source Connector – Dropbox

Our platform enables you to quickly and easily connect your data sources to data from a file in both Dropbox Personal as well as Dropbox for Business.

This enables a one-way synchronization to occur – where any changes in the DropBox file are downloaded into your data source on a regular basis.

Your data source will be automatically updated in this way until you remove the connector or an error occurs (such as losing authorization to access the file).

Connection

You need to have configured a Connection to your Dropbox account before adding a Connector.

Adding a Dropbox Data Source Connector

Data Source Settings

  • Navigate the side menu to Data Hub > Data Sources
  • Hover over a data source and click the “Settings” icon link ()
  • In Settings, hit the “Add Connector” button
  • Select the relevant option to add the connector

This will refresh the page with the newly added connector ready for configuration.

Nothing has been saved at this stage, so save your connector after making any changes to enable or update it.

Alternatively, if you’re viewing the rows of a data source, you can navigate to the Settings page using the option under the page’s title.

Configuring a Dropbox Data Source Connector

Next, configure the following:

Refresh Frequency

The time interval of which data is pulled and refreshed by this connector.

File Location

Enter the file location on Dropbox to import data from. Location should be entered in the following format: ‘FolderName/Folder2/FileName.csv’.

The following file types can be imported as a Data Source: Comma-Separated Values (.csv), Microsoft Excel (.xlsx).

Dropbox Team Folder

If this file is to be located in a Dropbox Team Folder, ensure this is selected.

Data Format

Data must be in CSV or Excel format and cannot contain formulae. The spreadsheet must exist in your connected Dropbox account.

When you save your changes, the connector will be fired for the first time, and after that, it will run at the refresh frequency you specified in the connector settings.

Wait a minute or so, or click the three-dot menu (  ) and access the RUN NOW to manually trigger the connector and check the Rows in your data source.

If the rows were not downloaded, there may be an error with the file’s data or permissions to access it. To identify and resolve the issue, you can review the logs by clicking the three-dot menu (  ) and selecting VIEW LOGS.

Once resolved, you can run the connector again and confirm that the rows have been successfully downloaded.

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