PaperSurvey seamlessly integrates with Dropbox to automatically process documents from your cloud storage. Instead of manually uploading each scan, simply save your scanned surveys to a designated Dropbox folder and PaperSurvey will handle the rest.
How the integration works
Once connected, PaperSurvey monitors your selected Dropbox folder for new files. When you add scanned surveys to this folder, they are automatically:
- Detected within minutes
- Uploaded to your PaperSurvey account
- Processed using our OCR technology
- Made available in your survey results
Perfect for these scenarios
Office scanner integration
Many office scanners and multifunction printers can save directly to Dropbox. With this integration, your team can scan completed surveys at any networked scanner, and the results automatically appear in PaperSurvey.
Mobile scanning workflow
Use the Dropbox mobile app to photograph surveys in the field. The images sync to your Dropbox folder and automatically process in PaperSurvey, making it perfect for remote data collection.
Team collaboration
Multiple team members can contribute scanned surveys to a shared Dropbox folder, centralizing your data collection without manual uploads.
Setting up Dropbox integration
- Navigate to your Integration Settings
- Click "Authenticate with Dropbox" and authorize PaperSurvey to access your account
- Select the folder to auto-sync (we recommend creating a dedicated "PaperSurvey Uploads" folder). Keep selecting to navigate into nested folders.
Your folder choice is saved immediately, and the first sync starts as soon as the next file is added to the folder. From then on, any files added to your chosen folder (including its subfolders) will be automatically picked up and processed.
PaperSurvey picks up PDF, JPG, PNG, and TIFF files. Very small files (under about 10 KB) and files that were already uploaded before are skipped automatically, so a synced folder never creates duplicate uploads.
You can disconnect the integration at any time with the "Revoke access" button on the same page.