Egnyte

60 tools available

Egnyte is a cloud-based content collaboration platform that enables secure file sharing, storage, and governance for businesses.

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Connect Egnyte to Definable to automate repetitive tasks, sync data with the rest of your stack, trigger on real-world events. Personas call Egnyte's 60 tools directly from chat or scheduled flows. You can wire it into any persona to read, write, and react when an event fires.

Common workflows with Egnyte

Trigger on event

Listen for a new event
Parse and validate the payload
Take an action with the linked tool

Daily summary

Pull yesterday's activity
Summarise with the model of your choice
Send the digest via email or Slack

Cross-tool sync

Read records from one app
Transform with a persona
Write the result back via this integration

Egnyte actions 60

Every Egnyte action below is a callable tool any Definable persona can invoke.

Create Permissions Audit Report

Tool to generate a permissions audit report for specified date range and filters. Use when you need to create an audit report for permissions changes and retrieve a report ID for async retrieval.

Create user audit report

Tool to create a user audit report in Egnyte. Use when you need to generate an audit report of user-related actions within a specific date range. The report is generated asynchronously - use the returned job ID to poll for completion.

Create Bookmark

Tool to create a bookmark on a folder using either path or folder_id. Use when you need to add a folder to user bookmarks for quick access.

Create Comment

Tool to create a new comment/note on a file in Egnyte. Use when you need to add comments, notes, or feedback to a specific file.

Create File Audit Report

Tool to generate a file activity audit report for specified date range and filters. Use when you need to track file operations like downloads, uploads, moves, deletes within a date range. Returns a job ID for async retrieval - poll the job status to check when report is ready.

Create Group

Tool to create a new group with display name and members. Use when you need to add a new group to the Egnyte domain. SCIM-compliant.

Create Shared Link

Tool to create a shared link for a file or folder with accessibility and expiration settings. Use when you need to share content with specific users, set password protection, configure expiration dates, or enable upload capabilities for recipients.

Create Login Audit Report

Tool to generate a login audit report for specified date range and filters. Use when you need to create an audit report for login activity and retrieve a report ID for async retrieval.

Create User

Tool to create a new user in the Egnyte domain. Use when you need to add a new user account with specified authentication type and user type. SCIM-compliant endpoint.

Delete Audit Report

Tool to delete an audit report from Egnyte. Use when you need to remove a specific audit report by its type and ID.

Delete Bookmark

Tool to delete a bookmark from the user's bookmarks. Use when you need to remove a specific bookmark by its ID.

Delete File By ID

Delete a file using persistent file ID. Can specify entry_id to delete specific version. Use when you need to delete a file by its persistent identifier (Group ID) rather than path.

Delete file or folder

Tool to delete a file or folder at the specified path. Items are moved to trash, not permanently deleted. Use when you need to remove a file or folder from the Egnyte file system.

Delete Group

Tool to delete a group from the Egnyte domain. Use when you need to permanently remove a group. SCIM-compliant.

Delete Shared Link

Tool to delete a shared link by its ID. Use when you need to permanently remove a link. Once deleted, the link cannot be reactivated.

Delete Metadata Key

Tool to delete a metadata key from a namespace. Use force_delete=true to remove keys that are currently in use.

Delete Metadata Namespace

Tool to delete a metadata namespace. Use force_delete=true to remove namespaces that are currently in use. Returns 403 error if the namespace is in use and force_delete is false.

Delete Note

Tool to delete a note/comment in Egnyte by its UUID. Use when you need to remove a comment from a file or folder.

Delete User

Tool to delete a user from the Egnyte domain using the SCIM-compliant endpoint. Use when you need to permanently remove a user from the system. This action is destructive and cannot be undone.

Download File

Tool to download file content from a specified path in Egnyte. Use when you need to retrieve the contents of a file stored in the Egnyte file system. Supports downloading specific versions via entry_id and partial content via Range header.

Download File By ID

Tool to download file content using persistent file ID from Egnyte. Use when you need to retrieve file content by its unique group_id. Optionally specify entry_id to download a specific version of the file.

Get Audit Report

Tool to retrieve an audit report by type and ID. Audit reports are generated asynchronously - first create a report using POST /pubapi/v1/audit/{type}, then use this action to retrieve the completed report data. Returns audit events in JSON format.

Get audit job status

Tool to check the status of an audit report generation job. Use when you need to poll the status of a previously created audit report to determine if it's ready for download.

Get Audit Stream

Tool to stream audit events starting from a specific date. Returns up to 5,000 events for at most 30-minute spans. Use when you need to retrieve audit logs for the last 7 days. For pagination, use the nextCursor value from the response in subsequent requests.

Get Bookmark

Tool to retrieve details for a specific bookmark by its ID. Use when you need to get the path, folder_id, or creation date of a bookmarked folder.

Get Events Cursor

Tool to get the latest event cursor position for starting event polling. Use this to obtain the current cursor before beginning to poll for events.

Get Events V2

Tool to poll for events (v2) including permission_change event type in addition to file_system and note types. Use when you need to retrieve events after a specific cursor ID. Returns a 204 status if no events exist after the provided cursor.

Get File Metadata by ID

Tool to retrieve file metadata using persistent file ID (group_id) instead of path. Use when you need to access file details regardless of the file's current location or name changes.

Get file or folder metadata

Tool to get file or folder metadata from Egnyte. Use when you need to retrieve properties like name, path, size, last modified date, type, and other metadata. For folders, optionally list contents with pagination and sorting.

Get File Metadata Values

Tool to retrieve custom metadata values for a file or file version within a specific namespace. Use when you need to fetch custom properties associated with a file.

Get Folder By ID

Tool to get folder metadata using a persistent folder ID instead of a path. Use when you have a folder_id and need to retrieve current folder details including name, path, contents, and permissions.

Get Folder Statistics

Tool to get statistics for a folder by ID including file counts, folder counts, and size information. Use when you need to retrieve storage and content metrics for a specific folder.

Get Group Details

Tool to retrieve details for a specific group including members and attributes. Use when you need to fetch group information by group ID. SCIM-compliant.

Get Link Details

Tool to get detailed information about a shared link by its ID. Use when you need to retrieve details like path, type, accessibility settings, expiration date, and recipients for a specific shared link.

Get Link Settings

Tool to retrieve domain link settings including default expiration and allowed link types. Use when you need to check the organization's policies for link creation and expiration.

Get Folder Permissions

Tool to get effective permissions for a folder including users and groups with their permission levels. Use when you need to check who has access to a specific folder and their permission levels (Owner, Full, Editor, Viewer, None).

Get User by ID

Tool to retrieve details for a single user by ID. Use when you need to fetch specific user information using their user ID. SCIM-compliant endpoint.

Get User Info

Tool to get information about the currently authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve details about the user associated with the OAuth token.

List Bookmarks

Tool to list all bookmarked folders for the authenticated user with pagination support. Use when you need to retrieve user bookmarks or check which folders are bookmarked.

List Comments

Tool to list all comments/notes on a file in Egnyte. Use when you need to retrieve comments or discussion threads associated with a specific file.

List Groups

Tool to list all custom groups in the Egnyte domain. Use when retrieving groups for user management or access control. Does not return default Egnyte groups, only custom-created groups.

List Insights Files

Tool to list recently accessed files for the authenticated user. Returns up to 10 files with metadata including size, last_modified, and last_accessed timestamps.

List Links V2

Tool to list all shared links using the v2 API with extended response fields. Use when you need detailed link information including accessibility, protection, recipients, creation date, expiry settings, and last accessed timestamp. Note: Non-admin users will only see links they created.

List Metadata Namespaces

Tool to list all custom metadata keys in a namespace. Use when you need to inspect metadata key definitions for a specific namespace in Egnyte.

List Users

Tool to retrieve all users or a filtered subset from the Egnyte domain. Use when you need to list users with optional pagination and filtering via SCIM-compliant parameters.

List workflows

Tool to list all workflows in Egnyte. Use when you need to retrieve the list of workflows configured in the Egnyte account.

List Workflow Tasks

Tool to list all workflow tasks. Returns an array of tasks with total count. Use when you need to retrieve all workflow tasks in the Egnyte system.

Lock File

Tool to lock a file to prevent edits by other users. Use when you need to acquire an exclusive lock on a file to prevent concurrent modifications.

Replace Group (PUT)

Tool to fully replace a group's attributes including display name and members. Use when you need to completely overwrite all group properties. This uses PUT method and replaces all attributes.

Advanced Search with Metadata Filters

Tool to perform advanced search with custom metadata filtering in Egnyte using v2 API. Use when you need to search files and folders with metadata filters or namespace constraints. Results scoped to user permissions.

Set File Metadata Values

Tool to set custom metadata values for a file or file version within a specific namespace. Use when you need to add or update custom properties on a file. Keys must already exist in the namespace.

Set Folder Metadata Values

Tool to set custom metadata values for a folder within a namespace. Use when you need to assign or update custom properties on a folder in Egnyte.

Set Folder Permissions

Tool to set folder permissions for users or groups. Permission levels: Owner, Full, Editor, Viewer, None. Use when you need to grant or revoke access to a folder for specific users or groups.

Stream Audit Events

Tool to stream audit events with filtering by audit types (FILE_AUDIT, LOGIN_AUDIT, PERMISSION_AUDIT). Use when you need to retrieve audit events for a specific date range or continue streaming from a previous cursor. Returns up to 5,000 events per request.

Update Folder Options

Tool to update folder options including description and other settings. Use when you need to modify folder metadata such as adding or updating the folder description.

Update Group

Tool to update specific attributes of a group including display name and members. Use when you need to modify group properties or membership. SCIM-compliant endpoint for incremental updates.

Update Metadata Key

Tool to update key definitions including display name, help text, data values for enums, and priority. Use when you need to modify metadata key properties within a namespace.

Update Metadata Namespace

Tool to update key definitions of a metadata namespace. Use when you need to change the display name or adjust field priorities. At least one of displayName or priorities must be provided.

Update User

Tool to update specific attributes of a user in the Egnyte domain using the SCIM-compliant endpoint. Use when you need to modify user information such as name, email, active status, or other user properties. Only the attributes provided in the request will be updated.

Upload File

Tool to upload or update a file at the specified path in Egnyte. Use when you need to create a new file or replace an existing file. For files larger than 100MB, consider using chunked upload instead.

Frequently asked questions

What can I automate with Egnyte on Definable?

Anything Egnyte exposes through its API. Common file management & storage workflows on Definable include automate repetitive tasks, sync data with the rest of your stack, trigger on real-world events. Personas can call any of the 60 Egnyte tools directly, then chain the result into another integration without you writing code.

How does Egnyte authentication work?

Egnyte uses OAUTH2 on Definable. You connect once from the integrations page, scoped to the permissions you choose, and from then on any persona that has the integration enabled can act on your behalf. Tokens are encrypted at rest and rotated automatically.

Is the Egnyte integration included in my Definable plan?

Yes — every Definable plan, including Starter, includes access to all 60 Egnyte tools. You only need a separate Egnyte subscription if Egnyte itself charges per seat or per API call.

Is using Egnyte through Definable secure?

Every call from a persona to Egnyte is logged with the user, persona, prompt, and response. Tokens never leave Definable's secrets vault, scopes are configurable per persona, and you can revoke access at any time from the integration page.

How do I get started with Egnyte on Definable?

Sign up for Definable, open the integrations page, find Egnyte, and connect via OAuth or API key. You can immediately attach Egnyte to any persona and start running workflows. The free Starter plan includes 5,000 credits/month.

What Egnyte actions does Definable expose?

Definable exposes all 60 Egnyte actions as callable tools — including `Create Permissions Audit Report`, `Create user audit report`, `Create Bookmark`, plus 57 more. Each tool gets a typed parameter schema so personas know exactly how to call it.

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