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# Dropbox

Connect Dropbox to MESA through MESA's app or your own custom Dropbox app, then configure steps that upload and manage files.

## Connection

When you're setting up your first workflow with Dropbox, you'll need to create a connection through MESA's Dropbox app or through your own custom Dropbox app.

Click on Sign in with Dropbox to complete the process.

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When prompted, be sure to click Continue and Allow to complete the connection.

<figure><img src="https://docs.getmesa.com/assets/image%20%282%29%20%281%29%20%281%29%20%281%29%20%281%29.png" alt="Screenshot of the Dropbox authorization prompt during connection. Spotlight the Continue button."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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## Configure

#### Step Configuration fields

* [File url](https://docs.getmesa.com/connect/dropbox/#file-url)
* [File path](https://docs.getmesa.com/connect/dropbox/#file-path)

**File url**

This field is designated for the uploaded file's url.

**How to fill out this field**

1\. If you have installed MESA's existing template called [Send Uploadery file to Dropbox](https://www.getmesa.com/connect/uploadery/integrate/dropbox/send-uploadery-file-to-dropbox), the template will have this field pre-filled with: **\{{loop.value\}}**.

2\. Another common use case would be sending uploaded files to Dropbox every time a Shopify order is created. [Click here to set up this existing MESA template.](https://www.getmesa.com/apps/shopify/integrate/dropbox/send-files-from-a-shopify-order-to-dropbox)

3\. If your workflow set-up is different than the above two scenarios, feel free to reach out to our Customer Success team for further assistance on how to find the correct **File url** variable.

**File path**

You can specify which folder that you'd like to send the files to.

<figure><img src="https://docs.getmesa.com/assets/image%20%281%29%20%281%29%20%281%29%20%281%29%20%281%29%20%281%29.png" alt="Screenshot of the MESA Dropbox step configuration for choosing which folder to send files to. Spotlight the File path field."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Technical Notes

* Creating a Shared Link requires higher plans for privacy/password: [https://www.dropbox.com/plans](https://www.dropbox.com/plans)
* Create File Request's deadline feature requires a paid Dropbox account.