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

Key
Value Example
Description

{USER}

michael.lawson

The user who was uploading the file

{EXISTING_NAME}

test.txt

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

{TIMESTAMP}

1711330141

Unix timestamp. Number of seconds since Jan 1st 1970.

{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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