Dropbox is a cloud storage service used for file sharing and project collaboration. It allows you to securely store and share files seamlessly across devices, fostering easy collaboration and accessibility among your company.
With Jotform’s integration with Dropbox, you can upload the files uploaded through your form and get a copy of the user’s data as PDF documents to your Dropbox account — a simple process for automation.
Please watch the video below for Dropbox integration or read below for the steps.
- In the Form Builder, go to the Settings tab.
- Select Integrations from the left panel.
- Search for and click Dropbox from the list of Integrations.
- You will see the Authenticate button if you haven’t connected your Dropbox account yet. Click that to connect and ensure you grant access to Jotform.
If you have connected a Dropbox account previously, choose it from the dropdown and click the Add Action button.
- At this step, you must set up your folders:
- Enter folder name — This will be your main Dropbox folder.
- Create a subfolder for each submission — Turn this on if you want to create a separate folder for each submission inside the main Dropbox folder. You can type your custom folder name or dynamically create it based on Form Fields.
Note
If the subfolder is turned off, your file uploads and PDFs of your submissions are saved under the main folder. For the uploaded files with the same name, Dropbox will automatically detect the revision and upload the files when necessary.
- Next, set up the other properties:
- Send submissions PDF to Dropbox — Select which PDF document to send to Dropbox. You’ll see Default if you haven’t created a PDF document yet.
Note: To rename your PDF, see How to Assign a Custom File Name to Your PDF Report. - Send uploaded files to Dropbox — Select from which file upload to send to Dropbox. You can select multiple file upload fields here.
- Send submissions PDF to Dropbox — Select which PDF document to send to Dropbox. You’ll see Default if you haven’t created a PDF document yet.
- Finally, click the Save button to complete and finish the integration.
Once it’s finished, you can see and click the link to open the main folder. If you hover your mouse over the created action, you’ll see the Edit Action (pencil icon) and the More (thee-dotted vertical icon) options to the right. The More option includes the following:
- See Action Logs — This section will display your Dropbox integration’s successful and failed runs. It’s useful when troubleshooting issues.
- Rename Action — If you want to personalize the action’s title.
- Disable Action — This option is useful to temporarily stop the integration from sending files.
- Delete Action — If you want to remove the integration from your form.
To set up the folders using the Unique ID widget, refer to the following guide: How to Set up Folders Using Uniqueid in Dropbox.
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88 Comments:
102 days ago
This is a severe downgrade from the previous Dropbox integration. I can't specify a path anymore where the main submissions folder goes? How am I supposed to add this to a shared Team folder instead of the personal Dropbox account that's attached to that team account?
320 days ago
Can I send the submission to drop after people have completed their forms? Or does it only happen when they complete they complete the forms.
More than a year ago
Can I select a dropbox folder that already exist or do I have to send to a new folder?
More than a year ago
Every step was followed but I am not able to locate the form in Dropbox.
More than a year ago
Does this work if I have 2FA enabled for the account?
More than a year ago
No veo mi archivo completo en mi dropbox, solo muestra la primera parte y los demas ya no aparecen en dropbox.
More than a year ago
Question:
Is it possible to change the name of the created PDF file?
And I would like to save to files to a folder in a other folder (example in B)
Dropbox --> User --> A --> B
More than a year ago
Question:
TL;DR: I want to *share* data from my Dropbox. How do I do that?
Long example:
For the purposes of simplicity, let's say I have 5 recipes stored as PDFs.
One of my friends has an original and wants to digitally send a copy to someone else.
The short URL at the bottom of the original brings them to a form, where they can choose as many of my 5 recipes as they like, then select if they should be mailed to an address or open up in new tabs.
How do I do this? I thought something like Jotform, Dropbox and Zapier but there I get stuck. I find plants of examples in Jotform where I get people to give me files, but not where I get one sent to them!
I look forward to some suggestions, hope my question is clear enough
More than a year ago
I am having the hardest time. I have linked my drop box, have saved the images I would like to use, and when I go to paste the link in the widget for the product image - I am getting the broken image graphic instead of what I wanted.
More than a year ago
Is dropbox no longer an integration option? I'm no longer showing it as a selection.
More than a year ago
Is it possible to have the forms process in Word format rather than PDF format so they can be editable once saved in dropbox?
More than a year ago
I set up integration but the folder on my dropbox is empty, please advise!
More than a year ago
How long does it take content from jotform to sync with integrated dropbox file?
More than a year ago
I've set this up and the integration works fine, but when I drag files that have been added through this sync to new subfolders inside the main folder it always leaves a copy that I have to go back and delete. Is there any way to fix this? I reached out to Dropbox about it but they said it was an issue with the Jotform integration and could offer me no help.
More than a year ago
How can i edit my integration so that the form submissions saves in a subfolder that already exists?
More than a year ago
Not sure why but dropbox and Jotform need to be refreshed around every 3 to 6 weeks... or they get disconnected....
More than a year ago
Hello!
I am a mastering engineer and I use my jotform form to collect project info and accept audio files from clients. I've been trying to integrate it with my dropbox to more easily get access to the submitted files, but I've had some trouble figuring it out. The actual integration was pretty easy but I'm having trouble with the naming of the dropbox folder that is created when receiving a submission. Among other things, I collect the artist name and project/song title with my form. I use that info, along with a project ID (PJMxxx) made with a unique ID widget on the form, to make a custom project name.
The format I use is [Project ID] [Artist Name] - [Project/Song Title]
An example would be: PJM092 Natie - Something
How do I set the name of the new dropbox folder to be created using multiple input fields from the form?
Thanks!
More than a year ago
Is there any way to have the folder inside a few folders instead of in the Root Directory?
for example
DropboxFTNET-InstallersNew Customer Install PicturesService Calls (Jotform)
instead of
DropboxService Calls (Jotform)
ive tried just adding the path FTNET-InstallersNew Customer Install PicturesService Calls (Jotform) but no luck. if not can we get a feature add please :)
More than a year ago
I dont understand why I would need a "File Upload" section in the form. I just want the form submissions to go to my Dropbox as a PDF document. I am not uploading any files to the form. I have set up the Dropbox integration and tried several test submissions. None of them are going to my Dropbox account.
More than a year ago
When a form is submitted, is there one folder created per submission with the uploaded file(s), or one folder created per form with all the files that are uploaded through multiple submissions of that form?
For example, Form X requires submission of files A, B, C. If there were three submissions to Form X, the storage would look like the following:
Dropbox/Folder-FormX/Folder-Submission1/A-1,B-1,C-1
Dropbox/Folder-FormX/Folder-Submission2/ A-2,B-2,C-2
Dropbox/Folder-FormX/Folder-Submission3/ A-3,B-3,C-3
Thank you!
More than a year ago
Is there a way to send uploaded files to Dropbox after it has been submitted?
More than a year ago
For the folder name can i have to option ie. ID + Name
More than a year ago
Can I specify which Dropbox account a form integrates with? I have multiple Dropbox accounts and want to make sure that they are associate with the form and NOT a single Dropbox account for my entire Jotform account and ALL forms.
Thanks!
eric
More than a year ago
Is it possible to save the form directly to a specific sub folder within Dropbox?
More than a year ago
After integrating with Dropbox, it seems the files are stored in Jotform AND Dropbox, so they count against my Jotform storage. How do I make it so the uploaded files ONLY go to Dropbox?
More than a year ago
Hi - I am a librarian who is working with an institutional repository. Our new workflow involves faculty members sending their published, peer-reviewed works to us and then adding them to the repository. I have created a form via Jotform that allows for faculty members to upload a list of publications (CV) and/or works that they would like to have added to our institutional repository. Primarily, we expect to be receiving WordDocs and PDFs. As we are a public institution, with very real budget constraints we're looking for not only a free service, but a sustainable one. As this new workflow is only just being rolled out, we are concerned that the one hundred submission monthly limit will not always work for us. Would the DropBox add-on help us to get around that potential issue so that if we needed to handle more than one hundred submissions in a month, we'd be able to do so? Thanks!
More than a year ago
we try it with dropbox, but i don't see very well the final interest.
Customers prefer with a Spreadsheet
nice day
More than a year ago
Is there a way to get submissions prior to the integration into dropbox?
More than a year ago
The integration works great, but do the files that are submitted and sent to Dropbox still count against the data allotment in Jotform?
More than a year ago
my folder is empty in dropbox after integration.
Is there a problem?
More than a year ago
Ja realizamos todos os procedimentos, o erro ainda persiste!
More than a year ago
I chose this option but the PDFs in Dropbox show a jumbled mess of letters so essentially, the only way I can view these submissions is in Jotform, making the ability to have them sent to Dropbox useless as they are unreadable. Any guidance?
More than a year ago
hoping to integrate dropbox but need output to be excel file
ther's gotta be a way to do this....
More than a year ago
Setting up dropbox integration on and seeing different time stamp showing up in Dropbox than what is submitted with..(seeing EST on the folder name in dropbox) while there is a hidden current time field on the form stating the correct current time (PST)..please help
More than a year ago
Are we experiencing CORS issues between Jotform and Dropbox if the form is embedded on our site? There for a while, it was working fine but something must've changed recently.
More than a year ago
we just set up a dropbox account is there a way to forward previous submissions to dropbox?
Thanks
More than a year ago
Hi, I want to choose multiple fields for the sub folder name. For eg. the sub folder name should be - Mary jane 01, so {name} & {Unique number} How can I do this?
Thanks, Manali
More than a year ago
I have my submissions sent to a Dropbox folder.
How do i have my submissions put in a folder (inside the Dropbox folder) named "[response date] - [Submitter Name] - [Article Name] - [School]"
Assuming the fileds are {submitterName}, {articleName} and {school}.
I used to be able to do this, now it's acting strange, only allowing one field, and adding "- Submitter Name" to the end of the file...
More than a year ago
Following steps to integrate with dropbox, but when I click "Authenticate" it doesn't complete the authentication. Looks like it's trying. I'm logged into my dropbox account, and the folder I want submissions to go...but it's not connecting. Any help here?
More than a year ago
Used to work fine but now nothing is uploaded to dropbox. I have even tried changing name of folder that jotform says it will automatically create but it doesnt.
More than a year ago
I have tried this but when I submit my form I just get a spinning circle and nothing is saved to Dropbox. There is a check mark against the Dropbox icon in Integrations suggesting all is well. I try to authenticate the Dropbox integration (again) but I just get 3 moving dots for hours and not getting to the end of authentication. Anyone any ideas please?
More than a year ago
It seems as though there is a glitch in integrating with dropbox - I keep getting an error message that I have to check my credentials and that authentication failed even though my credentials are correct. Please advise.
More than a year ago
this is outdated! cannot see those options anymore.. please update this! ive been looking for a solution for hours now..
More than a year ago
Have setup the integration to Dropbox and it tested fine but when I tried to use it in real life and attach a 2MB PDF jotform stated there is a 1024KB limit??!!
That pretty much renders an attache and upload to box feature USELESS
More than a year ago
I have set up the drop box integration on my form but nothing seems to be happening - nothing is being uploaded to my drop box account and the folder I created through Jotform isn't in my Dropbox account either - can you help please?
More than a year ago
Why does Jotform's Dropbox integration have to have access to "all files and folders" in Dropbox?
I would like to grant it permisssion to access one folder which is specified for Jotform use. While I would liike to link a Dropbox folder to Jotform, I am concerned about the privacy and integrity of my other folders in my Dropbox account.
More than a year ago
is it possible to upload previous forms to the dropbox for archive etc...
??
More than a year ago
Hy, same here as mrpicketts: all files are still stored on jotform - even if they are transmitted to dropbox or deleted in dropbox. There is no possibility to have an auto-delete of submissions on jotform-servers. If you don't delete them manually, they will stay there forever.
We have a paid plan, so there is no need to limit us in choosing our own storage solution. please fix this - thanks!
Releated thread: https://www.jotform.com/answers/291490-auto-delete-submissions-app-not-picking-up-submissions-for-deletion
More than a year ago
Is there any way to create a preview of the selected file on a dropbox submission form?
More than a year ago
Doesn't let me create a Dropbox folder, so I get stuch in 6.
More than a year ago
https://www.jotform.com /uploads/agust_ft3/41097260164451/287028936712449257/IMG_0001H.jpg
how to take that file IMG_0001H.jpg
More than a year ago
Hi we are using dropbox but it also keeps the attachments on the form at jotform that fills up very quickly. Can we stop the form from keeping the attachment on Jotform.?
More than a year ago
when using this form, do the files uploaded count towards the upload space of jotform?
More than a year ago
Is there a way to upload form submissions to a main folder but have them use a form field [name] as the name of the PDF instead of the submission ID#?
Dropbox/Jotform/Registration/JaneDoe.pdf
the only way i can find to use a form field is to have each PDF have it's own folder too
Dropbox/Jotform/Registration/JaneDoe/JaneDoe.pdf
More than a year ago
I just added the DropBox integration after receiving 39 submissions - will these older submissions be uploaded to DropBox or only the submissions I receive after the integration?
More than a year ago
I couldn't get past the dropbox popup using Safari. I tried again with Chrome and it worked without a problem!
More than a year ago
working fine for me i would like the option to use my ID index number insted of the 798364327984623897642 numeber
More than a year ago
Dear Sirs
As of today 13-12-19 the Dropbox/Jotform-Synch is not working on a Mac Maverick 10.9.1.
Please verify and advise ASAP, as urgent.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
More than a year ago
This is great, except that Jotform only shows me the first 20 lists; I have a lot more - how do I get Jotform to retrieve more list names from iContact?
Thanks
Bennie Naude
More than a year ago
After clicking "send submissions to dropbox" and logining into my dropbox account and allowing Jotform to access the dropbox account, the pop up window closes and nothing more happens.
Can you help?
More than a year ago
is there a way to upload items into an existing dropbox folder.
More than a year ago
Got the same problem as Namhuan, the pop-up https://www.jotform.com/api/dropbox/
stays blank! I can't configure it anymore!
all browsers!
More than a year ago
After I clicked Send submissions to dropbox (step 5), it redirected to https://www.jotform.com/api/dropbox/ which is currently blank. Please fix this error
More than a year ago
not working for us. not able to map email address
More than a year ago
When uploading files to dropbox, someone mentioned that the link to the file is not protected? I thought all files in dropbox were protected unless explicitly shared??
Can someone who knows please explain what happens with the files being uploaded to jotform before they make it to dropbox, and are those files available in any way??
More than a year ago
I'm using the free version of Jot Form. I'm using the Dropbox integration for music uploads. Currently have 5 upload buttons. What is the maximum number of upload buttons and maximum size of all files combined for one submission? Thanks in advance
More than a year ago
Awesome, thank you!
More than a year ago
great idea ........thanks
More than a year ago
Now I have a question - is it possible to only import the contact into iContact if they opt in to your email list (for example, they check a subscribe check box)?
More than a year ago
Thanks for adding this functionality! You have made my life so much easier.
More than a year ago
Dropbox upload function is OK ? Only create PDF ?
More than a year ago
Hi,
I'm having difficulty getting it to sync to dropbox. I went through all of the necessary steps, but it doesn't appear in dropbox.
Can you help?
Thanks!
Karyn
More than a year ago
Tried using this for some applications that needed 5-7 documents uploaded with the form. We ended up have several incomplete applications, when the students were asked for the documents they assured me they had uploaded them and didn't get an error message. Any help with this intermittent issue? If things had worked this would have been such a time saver!
More than a year ago
When I click on "Send Submissions to DropBox," it doesn't work! All that happens is I get a window popping up with "{"success":true,"message":"","total":1,"data":"xxxxx"}"
What do I need to do to fix this??
More than a year ago
Is there possibilty to upload to dropbox the attached files in forms ?
More than a year ago
me gustaria incluir en mi web las respuestas a los comentarios enviados como tienen uds. en este sitio. Como se hace?
More than a year ago
Is there a way to allow multiple uploads at one time into dropbox? I have a need for numerous photos to be uploaded at one time.
More than a year ago
Integration with Google Drive would be useful. Any plans?
More than a year ago
Anyway we can integrate this with box.net also?
More than a year ago
At the moment, there are only two options for using the dropbox function:
1) Use Default - Submission ID
2) No Folder
There is no option to chose a specific folder or am I missing it?
Micha
More than a year ago
Is there a max file size for dropbox uploads? Also, can you choose not to have a public jotform link to the uploaded file?
More than a year ago
When saving under a clients name for example, if the same form is saved by the same client, the old form in drop box is overwritten and lost? can we have some time/date fields so PDF's are saved in the same client folder - rather than one at a time. This seams madness!!! the whole reason to save to dropbox is for record keeping - not record overwriting! looking forward to your comments.
More than a year ago
ok I have clicked on drop box submissons and the gear and drop box integration and its not there please check this out for me
More than a year ago
@Flick It should be fixed now. Please remove integration and re-connect with Dropbox.
More than a year ago
I have set up the drop box integration on my form but nothing seems to be happening - nothing is being uploaded to drop box but I can't see why - can you add some more detail to the above please? Thanks
More than a year ago
For this time I will answer but please post your questions to the forum.
1) Open myforms
2)Click on submissions.
3)On the opened page there is a gear icon on the right corner. 4)Click on it.
5)Click on manage Dropbox
6)You can change the folder name from there.
More than a year ago
Is there a way to change the folder name of the submitted files in dropbox? Right now it is an 18 digit number. Would be nice to have the option to name it based on a form field.
More than a year ago
Display Options button on Submissions page is not working.