Variables
Learn about variable use in Transfer Automations
Introduction
Variables are used in Couchdrop to support custom filename and path creation in automations. Whenever setting a location or path in an automation, you can use variables to generate an appropriate path.
Available Variables
The following variables are available for automations
{USER}
michael.lawson
The user who was uploading the file
{EXISTING_NAME}
test.txt
The current filename
{EXISTING_NAME_NOEXT}
test
The current filename without the extension
{EXISTING_NAME_EXT}
.txt
The extension only of the current filename
{YYYY}
2023
The current timestamp year
{YY}
23
The current timestamp year in shortform
{MMM}
AUG
The month in a human readable format
{MM}
03
The month in a numerical format
{DD}
02
The day of the month
{TIME_HH}
23
Hour in 24 hour time
{TIME_MM}
30
Minutes of the hour
{TIME_SS}
24
Seconds on the minute
{TIMESTAMP}
1711330141
Unix timestamp. Number of seconds since Jan 1st 1970.
{TIMESTAMP_MS}
1659992501
Timestamp with milliseconds when the workflow was triggered
{EVENT.EVENT_TYPE}
download
Event type that executed the workflow
{EVENT.SYSTEM}
webportal
Specifies the channel where the workflow was originated
{EVENT.STORAGE_ENGINE}
googledrive
Storage type name where the workflow was originated
{EVENT.STORAGE_ENGINE_ID}
4c0a140-9177-4581-98d3-4ea7215364aa
Unique identifier of the configured storage where the workflow was originated
{EVENT.TIMESTAMP}
1659442224.463902
Raw timestamp value of the event triggered in the workflow
{EVENT.EVENT_ID}
bef26414-b7c1-41de-986e-98de45abcd
Unique identifier of the event triggered every time a workflow is executed. All actions configured int he same workflow will share the same event ID.
{EVENT.additional_info.required_fields.<FIELD_NAME>}
Substitute <field_name> with the name of the Web Inbox required field to access data provided on upload.
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