Upload File

Uploads a new file to Dropbox.

POST

Query

Field selectionChoose which fields should be included in the response. Learn more

string

Comma-separated response fields to include.

Body

Arguments

stringrequired

Dropbox path where the file will be uploaded.

stringrequired

UTF-8 file content to upload.

string

Write mode for the upload. Use add to create a new file or overwrite to replace the current content.

Uncommon arguments

boolean

Automatically rename the file on conflict.

boolean

Suppress notifications for the file update.

boolean

Reject writes unless Dropbox can apply the exact requested mode.

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Request

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/dropbox/latest/actions/upload-file" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "path": "",
  "content": "",
  "mode": "add"
}'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "clientModified": "2026-05-07T12:00:00.000Z",
      "contentHash": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "isDownloadable": true,
      "name": "Ava Chen",
      "pathDisplay": "string",
      "pathLower": "string",
      "rev": "string",
      "serverModified": "2026-05-07T12:00:00.000Z",
      "size": 1
    }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

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