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Import files into HubSpot from a link, privately
For marketing and operations teams who want web files in the HubSpot file manager without downloading them first, just by asking their AI assistant.
On this page
Connector
Connect HubSpot, pick your AI tool and paste the prompt.
The problem
Uploading a file from a link risks duplicates and public documents
Getting a file from a web link into the HubSpot file manager means downloading it, uploading it to the right folder and choosing its access. It is easy to upload a second copy, or make a private document public by accident.
Without PopdockAI
- Download the file from the link
- Find the right folder in the file manager
- Upload it and pick public or private
- Discover a copy was already there
With PopdockAI
- HubSpot files are checked for one with the same name first
- Files stay private unless you say they must be public
- Existing files are never overwritten unless you ask
- You confirm before import and get the task id to check on
The prompt
Use this prompt
Copy it into any AI tool connected to PopdockAI. Swap the values in braces for your own.
**Objective:** Import the file at `{url}` into the folder `{folder-path}` (default /imports), named `{file-name}` (default: the name in the URL).
**Step 1: Check for a duplicate**
Call `hubspot-get-files` with `name.contains` = `{file-name}` or, when blank, the file name at the end of `{url}`. If a file with the same name exists, show its path, size and access, and ask whether to import a second copy.
**Step 2: Confirm**
Show the URL, folder, file name and access (PRIVATE unless the user says it must be public). Wait for an explicit yes.
**Step 3: Import**
Call `hubspot-import-file-from-url` once with `url`, `folder-path`, `name` when given, `access` = PRIVATE (or what the user chose), `overwrite` = false, `duplicate-scope` = EXACT_FOLDER, `on-duplicate` = RETURN_EXISTING.
**Step 4: Report**
Give the import task ID. Explain that the import runs in the background; to check it, call `hubspot-get-files` with `name.contains` = the file name after a minute.
**Rules & Guidelines:**
* Only `hubspot-import-file-from-url` may write, once, after Step 2.
* Do NOT call any other write tool: no other hubspot-add, hubspot-update, hubspot-rename, hubspot-remove, hubspot-subscribe, hubspot-unsubscribe or hubspot-import tool.
* Never set `overwrite` = true unless the user explicitly asks to replace a file.
**Validation:**
* If `{url}` does not start with http:// or https://, ask for a full URL and stop.Who it's for
One answer, three teams that use it
Content marketers
Bring assets into HubSpot from a link
Pull a PDF or image straight into the right folder without downloading and uploading it yourself.
Import https://contoso.com/assets/q1-guide.pdf into HubSpot under /marketing/guides.
Sales enablement
Keep sales documents private
Price lists and contracts stay private by default, so nothing internal is exposed by accident.
Import https://fabrikam.com/docs/partner-pricing.pdf into HubSpot under /sales as a private file.
Marketing operations
Avoid duplicate files
A file with the same name is shown with its path and size before a second copy is made.
Is there already a file called brand-kit.zip in HubSpot? If not, import it from https://northwindtraders.com/brand-kit.zip.
How it works
What PopdockAI does when you ask
You give the file's link and your AI assistant checks HubSpot for a file with the same name. Nothing is imported until you have seen the folder, name and access and said yes.
01
Ask
You give the file URL, and optionally a folder and name.
02
Check
It searches HubSpot files for one with the same name.
03
Confirm
You see the URL, folder, name and access, and say yes.
04
Import
It starts the import and gives you the task ID to check on.
What PopdockAI provides
The tools behind the answer
Ready made tools for HubSpot and one secure connection to your AI tool. No code, no exports.
hubspot-get-files
hubspot-import-file-from-url
This report is built from Get data tools only. PopdockAI applies the row, field and parameter rules your admin sets, and every query is written to the audit trail.
The outcome
Files land in the right folder, privately
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