Egnyte

Manage files and folders in Egnyte, the enterprise content collaboration platform. Agents browse folders, read metadata, upload and download files, move, copy, and delete content, create shared links with access controls, and look up domain users.

12 actions API key available

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A signed contract arrives from the e-signature system

Create Folder ensures the client's path exists under the governed contracts tree

Upload File streams the PDF into place and returns the new version's entry id and checksum

Get Metadata verifies the stored file's size and checksum against the source before anything references it

Create Shared Link prepares a recipients-only link with an expiry for the client's signatory

The account owner confirms the link's accessibility scope and recipient list, because access to a contract is a decision, not a default

The link goes to the client and the archive entry logs to the deal record with path and entry id

What This Integration Enables

Companies buy Egnyte because where a file lives and who can open it are governed questions, with auditors who expect answers. The daily reality is that governance holds only if every document actually lands in the right place with the right access, and humans doing that filing at volume is how exceptions are born. FlowRunner agents do the filing, the verification, and the link management as a running process, and reserve the two decisions that matter, who gets access and what gets destroyed, for the people accountable for them. - File documents from any workflow to exact absolute paths, verified by checksum - Move, copy, and reorganize content as structures and clients change - Issue shared links with deliberate accessibility: public, password, domain, or named recipients, with expiries - Audit and revoke existing links across the domain - Inventory folders and look up domain users for provisioning and reporting

Without FlowRunner

Filing depends on discipline Documents live in inboxes and desktops, and the folder tree describes an aspiration, not reality

Sharing defaults to whatever works Attachments and anyone-with-the-link URLs go out because it is Friday afternoon

Cleanup never comes Folders grow forever because deleting anything in a governed tree feels too dangerous to automate and too tedious to do by hand

With FlowRunner

Documents filed on arrival Uploads land at the right absolute path with checksums verified, the moment the source system produces them

Links scoped on purpose Recipients-only and domain-restricted links with expiries, inventoried and revocable at any time

Retention with a manifest Deletion candidates are assembled, reviewed by a person, and then executed, leaving a record of what went and why

Use Case Scenarios

The invoice archive that builds itself

Each completed order in [Shopify](/integrations/shopify) produces an invoice PDF. The agent uploads it with Upload File to the customer's folder under the finance tree, verifies the checksum with Get Metadata, and calls Create Shared Link with recipients-only access and a 30-day expiry so the customer can download their copy. The finance team's archive is complete by construction, and no invoice ever travels as an email attachment.

The quarterly link audit that takes an hour instead of a quarter

List Shared Links walks every link in the domain, filtered by the sensitive trees first. The agent flags links with Anyone accessibility pointing into governed folders, links without expiries, and links to paths that no longer exist, then writes the inventory to [Google Sheets](/integrations/google-sheets). The compliance owner marks the revocations, and Delete Shared Link executes them immediately. Access review becomes a standing report with a decision attached, not an archaeology project.

Contracts that move through their lifecycle

A countersignature request needs the current draft. The agent locates it with List Folder, pulls it with Download File into FlowRunner file storage, and routes it through [DocuSign](/integrations/docusign) for signature, posting progress to [Slack](/integrations/slack). When the executed copy returns, Upload File files it as the new version, Move File or Folder retires the draft to the working-papers folder, and the deal folder ends the day telling the truth about where things stand.

Human-in-Loop Highlight

Delete File or Folder is permanent, and it recurses: deleting a folder removes all of its contents, and the API offers no undo. Pointed at a client folder in a governed tree, one wrong path parameter erases years of contracts, correspondence, and the audit trail that proves they existed. So FlowRunner retention flows never delete on pattern matching. The agent assembles the manifest, paths, item counts, total size, last-modified dates from Get Metadata, and presents it: "Retention policy matches /Shared/Clients/Meridian-2019: 412 files, 2.1 GB, untouched for 5 years, no active shared links per List Shared Links. Delete permanently?" The records owner approves, the deletion runs, and the manifest becomes the record of what was destroyed and on whose authority. The [human-in-the-loop](/concepts/human-in-the-loop) gate is what makes automated retention defensible instead of terrifying.

Agent processes routinely

Detects exception requiring judgment

Clear match Continues automatically

Ambiguous Routes to human via preferred channel

Human decides

Agent resumes with decision

Agent Capabilities

12 actions

Browsing and Metadata

List Folder Lists a folder's immediate subfolders and files plus its own metadata at an absolute path, optionally metadata-only or including trashed items. The inventory step behind audits and lifecycle flows.
Get Metadata Retrieves a single file or folder's name, path, size, entry id, checksum, and timestamps without listing children. The verification step after every upload.

Content Operations

Create Folder Creates a folder at an absolute path, with existing parents required. The structuring step that keeps filing deterministic.
Upload File Streams a file into Egnyte at a full destination path from FlowRunner file storage, returning the new version's entry id and checksum. The archival write at the center of filing workflows.
Download File Downloads a file's contents into FlowRunner file storage and returns the saved file's URL. The retrieval step that feeds signatures, processing, and distribution.
Move File or Folder Moves an item to a new full destination path. The reorganization tool for lifecycle transitions and restructures.
Copy File or Folder Copies an item to a new full destination path, leaving the source in place. The duplication step for working copies and cross-tree distribution.
Delete File or Folder Permanently deletes a file or folder, contents included, with no undo from the API. The operation this page's human gate exists for.

Shared Links

Create Shared Link Creates a link to a file or folder with accessibility set to Anyone, Password, Domain, or Recipients, optionally emailed to recipients with an expiry. The controlled front door for distribution.
List Shared Links Lists existing links across the domain, filterable by target path, returning link ids for revocation. The audit feed for access reviews.
Delete Shared Link Revokes a link by id, disabling access through it immediately. The enforcement half of the link audit.

Users

List Users Lists domain users with email, name, type, and status, with paging and filtering, under an administrative token. The lookup behind provisioning and access reporting.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can FlowRunner do with Egnyte?

FlowRunner agents can run List Folder, Get Metadata, and Create Folder in Egnyte, plus 9 more actions.

Does connecting Egnyte to FlowRunner require OAuth?

No. Egnyte connects to FlowRunner with an API key, no OAuth flow required.

Can Egnyte trigger a FlowRunner workflow automatically?

Egnyte doesn't currently expose triggers in FlowRunner. It connects as an action step inside workflows started by another trigger.

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