Upload files to Dropbox when a new file is created in Assembly (formerly Copilot) (Basic)
Allene Norton
50 steps
4 minutes
Make
Dropbox
As of September 30, 2025, we’ve rebranded to Assembly. The steps below remain the same. When searching in Make, look for Assembly (formerly Copilot) and this logo.
1
Navigate to your Make dashboard
2
Click "Create a new scenario"
3
Click the + to add your first module and search "Copilot"
4
Click "Watch Created Files"
5
Click "Create a webhook"
6
Click the "Webhook name" field.
7
Name your webhook
8
Click "Add"
9
Click the "Connection name" field.
10
Name your connection
11
In a new tab, navigate to [https://dashboard.copilot.com/](https://dashboard.copilot.com/)
12
Click "Settings"
13
Click "API"
14
Click "Create key"
15
Name your API key
16
Click "Create key"
17
Click this icon.
18
Click "Dismiss"
19
Click the "API Key" field.
20
Paste the API key
21
Click "Save"
22
Click "Save"
23
Click "Copy address to clipboard"
24
Back in Copilot Settings > API, click "New webhook"
25
Click this text field.
26
Paste your webhook from Make and assign a label
27
Click the "Events to send" field.
28
Click "file.created"
29
Click "Update"
30
Click "Confirm"
31
Back in Make, click "OK" to complete the trigger setup
32
Add a new module and click "Copilot"
33
Search for "Download"
34
Click "Download a File"
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Click here.
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Click "ID"
37
Click here.
38
Click here.
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Click "Name"
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Click "OK"
41
Add a new module and search for Dropbox
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Click "Upload a File"
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Click "Click here to choose folder"
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Select the folder in Dropbox where you want files to be uploaded.
45
Click "OK". The file from the previous Copilot step should be automatically mapped to the Dropbox module
46
To test the scenario, click here.
47
Back in Copilot, click "Files"
48
Click this icon.
49
Click "Upload file"
50
Navigate back to Make - the test scenario should have completed and the test file should now exist in Dropbox. You can now turn on the scenario to back up files in the future.
Upload files to Dropbox when a new file is created in Assembly (formerly Copilot) (Basic)
Allene Norton
50 steps
4 minutes
Make
Dropbox
As of September 30, 2025, we’ve rebranded to Assembly. The steps below remain the same. When searching in Make, look for Assembly (formerly Copilot) and this logo.
1
Navigate to your Make dashboard
2
Click "Create a new scenario"
3
Click the + to add your first module and search "Copilot"
4
Click "Watch Created Files"
5
Click "Create a webhook"
6
Click the "Webhook name" field.
7
Name your webhook
8
Click "Add"
9
Click the "Connection name" field.
10
Name your connection
11
In a new tab, navigate to [https://dashboard.copilot.com/](https://dashboard.copilot.com/)
12
Click "Settings"
13
Click "API"
14
Click "Create key"
15
Name your API key
16
Click "Create key"
17
Click this icon.
18
Click "Dismiss"
19
Click the "API Key" field.
20
Paste the API key
21
Click "Save"
22
Click "Save"
23
Click "Copy address to clipboard"
24
Back in Copilot Settings > API, click "New webhook"
25
Click this text field.
26
Paste your webhook from Make and assign a label
27
Click the "Events to send" field.
28
Click "file.created"
29
Click "Update"
30
Click "Confirm"
31
Back in Make, click "OK" to complete the trigger setup
32
Add a new module and click "Copilot"
33
Search for "Download"
34
Click "Download a File"
35
Click here.
36
Click "ID"
37
Click here.
38
Click here.
39
Click "Name"
40
Click "OK"
41
Add a new module and search for Dropbox
42
Click "Upload a File"
43
Click "Click here to choose folder"
44
Select the folder in Dropbox where you want files to be uploaded.
45
Click "OK". The file from the previous Copilot step should be automatically mapped to the Dropbox module
46
To test the scenario, click here.
47
Back in Copilot, click "Files"
48
Click this icon.
49
Click "Upload file"
50
Navigate back to Make - the test scenario should have completed and the test file should now exist in Dropbox. You can now turn on the scenario to back up files in the future.
