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| ListFolder |
- Browse directory contents (up to 100 items per call).
- Get basic file info: name, size, modification date, file ID.
- Navigate with pagination using cursors.
- Handle paths with spaces and special characters.
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| GetFileMetadata |
- Get detailed file properties: size, dates, MIME type.
- Works with either file paths or file IDs.
- Human-readable formatting (for example, "2.71 MB").
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| GetFileContent |
- Extract text from PDFs, Word documents, and other text representable files.
- Support files up to 5 MB.
- Content Links: Provides Dropbox links for all files (even when text extraction fails).
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| GetUsageAndQuota |
- Retrieve the current storage usage in units of bytes (total space used).
- Retrieve the current storage quota in units of bytes (total space available).
- Supports team users and individual users, for users that are on a team, the tool will retrieve the usage and quota for the entire team.
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| Search |
- Search files and folders by name or content.
- Filter by folder, file type, or last updated date, and more.
- Sort results by relevance or most recent changes.
- Display more search results.
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| CreateFolder |
- Create a folder anywhere in Dropbox by specifying its path.
- The response includes folder details for easy chaining with later operations.
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| CreateFile |
- Create a new text-oriented file from inline UTF-8 content up to 5 MB.
- Best suited for documents like notes, markdown, JSON, and source code.
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| CreateSharedLink |
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| WhoAmI |
- Get the authenticated Dropbox user’s identity, team/account context, and root/home namespace IDs.
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| Copy |
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| Move |
- Move or rename one or more files or folders in Dropbox.
- Large jobs may run in the background.
- Use CheckJobStatus to track progress.
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| Delete |
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| CheckJobStatus |
- Check the status of a background copy, move, delete, or folder restore operation.
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| DownloadLink |
- Create a temporary, single-use download link for one or more files.
- Allows an MCP client to download the original file instead of reading extracted text.
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| ListSharedLinks |
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| GetSharedLinkMetadata |
- View details about a shared link.
- Includes audience, expiration date, password protection, and download settings.
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| CreateFileRequest |
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| GetFileRequest |
- View details for a specific file request using its ID.
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| ListFileRequests |
- View file requests you own.
- Includes the upload URL, destination folder, deadline, open state, and submitted file count.
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| ListFileRevisions |
- View a file’s revision history, including revision IDs, timestamps, file sizes, and deletion status.
- Returns up to 100 revisions with the newest revision first.
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| RestoreFileRevision |
- Restore the contents of an older file revision to a Dropbox path.
- Can recreate a deleted file or replace an existing file at the destination path.
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| ListRestoreEvents |
- View file and folder activity, including edits, deletions, moves, renames, and restores.
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| RestoreFolder |
- Restore a folder and its contents to an earlier point in time by rewinding changes made to the folder and its subfolders.
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