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.