Google Drive modules
After connecting to the Google Drive app, you can use the following modules to build your .
Retrieves file details when a file is added or modified in the specified folder.
Field | Description |
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Watch Files | Select whether you want to watch new files in the folder (By Created Time) or modified files (By Modified Time). |
Choose a Drive | Select whether you want to watch files in one of the following locations:
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Select the Folder to be Watched | Navigate to the folder you want to watch. |
File Types to Watch | Select file type to filter watched files by. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of files Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Retrieves file details when a file in your Google Drive is added or modified.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Watch Files | Select whether you want to watch new files in the folder (By Created Time), or modified files (By Modified Time). |
Choose a Drive | Select whether you want to watch files in one of the following locations:
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File Types to Watch | Select file type to filter watched files by. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of files Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Retrieves folder details when a new folder is created or the existing one is modified.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Watch Files | Select whether you want to watch new folders (By Created Time), or modified folders (By Modified Time) |
Choose a Drive | Select whether you want to watch folders in one of the following locations:
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Choose a Folder | Navigate to the folder you want to watch for the folders. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of folders Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Searches for files or folders based on search criteria.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Choose a Drive | Select the location where you want to search for files or folders:
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Choose a Folder | Navigate to the folder you want to search for the files or folders. |
Retrieve | Select whether you want to search for files, folders, or both. |
Search | Select the type of the search you want to perform.
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Query | Enter the query (differs based on the search type selected in the Search field above).
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Limit | Set the maximum number of files or folders Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Downloads a file from your Google Drive.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Choose a Drive | Select the location where you want to download a file:
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Enter a File ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file ID manually or select the file using the menu. |
File ID | Enter (map) the file ID of the file you want to download. |
Convert Google Documents/Spreadsheets/Slides/Drawings Files to Format | Select the file type of the file you want to download and target file type you want convert to the file to. |
Creates a file in the selected Google Drive folder.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Choose a Drive | Select the location where you want to create the file:
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New Text File Location | Select the target location where you want to create the new file. |
File Name | Enter the name for the new file. |
File Content | Enter the plain text content of the new file. |
Convert the File to Google Docs Document | Enable this to set the file's mimeType to application/vnd.google-apps.document instead of text/plain. |
Creates a folder in the specified location.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Choose a drive | Select the location where you want to create the folder:
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New Folder Location | Select the target location where you want to create the new folder. |
New Folder's Name | Enter the name for the new folder. |
Share Folder | If enabled, the folder is shared to anyone with the link of the folder (Web View Link). Otherwise the Web View Link works for the owners only. |
Type | Select permission for the folder. A permission grants a user, group, domain, or the world access to a folder hierarchy. |
Role | Select the role to define what users can do with a file or folder. For the list of operations users can perform for each role please refer to the Roles documentation. |
Creates a new file or folder shortcut.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Original File's Drive | Select the original drive:
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Select File/Folder | Select whether you want to create a shortcut for a file or folder. |
File ID/ Folder ID | Select the File ID (or Folder ID) of the file (or folder) whose shortcut you want to create. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. (This option is available for Google Workspace users only. Other users will get the Invalid Value error) |
Shared Drive | Select the shared drive to create a file or folder shortcut. (This option is available for Google Workspace users only. Other users will get the Invalid Value error) |
New Drive Location | Select the new drive location:
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New Folder Location | Select the target folder where you want to create a shortcut to the file or folder. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. (This option is available for Google Workspace users only. Other users will get the Invalid Value error) |
Shared Drive | Select the shared drive to create a file or folder shortcut. (This option is available for Google Workspace users only. Other users will get the Invalid Value error) |
Copied File Name | Enter a new name for the file or folder. Leave blank if you do not want to change the original file name. |
Uploads a file to your Google Drive.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a Folder ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the folder ID manually or select the folder using the menu. |
Folder ID | Enter (map) the folder ID of the folder you want to upload the file to. |
New Drive Location | Select the new drive location:
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New Folder Location | Select the target location where you want to upload a file. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select the shared drive whose file you want to upload. |
New File Name | Enter the new file name if you want to change the name of the file. |
File | Enter the file's details:
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Convert a File | Select whether to convert the file. |
Updates a file's metadata or content.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a File ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file ID manually or select the file using the menu. |
Choose a Drive | Select the location where you want to update a file:
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File ID | Enter (map) the File ID of the file you want to update. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select the shared drive to update a file. |
New Updated File Name | Enter the new file name if you want to change the name of the file. |
File Description | Enter the new file description. |
Change File Content | Enable this option to change the file content. The new file must have the same mimeType as the original file. |
Source File | Map the file you want to upload from the previous module (e.g. HTTP > Get a File or Dropbox > Get a file), or enter the file name and file data manually. |
Keep Revision Forever | Select whether to retain the revision. You can retain only 200 revisions for the file forever. If the limit is reached, you need to delete pinned revisions. |
Renames an existing folder.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a File ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file ID manually or select the file using the menu. |
Folder ID | Enter the Folder ID which you want to rename. |
Choose a Drive | Select the location where you want to rename a folder:
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New Folder Location | Select the new location for the folder. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select the new location in the shared drive for the folder. |
Folder Name | Enter a new name for the folder. |
Folder Description | Enter a description for the folder. |
Moves a file or folder to the trash.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a File/Folder ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file or folder ID manually or select the file or folder using the menu. |
Select File/Folder | Select whether you want to move the file or folder to the trash. |
File ID / Folder ID | Enter (map) the File ID (or folder ID) of the file (or folder) you want to move to the trash. |
Permanently deletes a file or folder.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a File/Folder ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file or folder ID manually or select the file or folder using the menu. |
Select File/Folder | Select whether you want to permanently delete a file or folder. |
File ID / Folder ID | Enter (map) the File ID (or folder ID) of the file (or folder) you want to permanently delete. |
Copies a file to the new location.
Field | Description |
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Original File's Drive | Select the drive you want to copy the file from:
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Original File ID | Enter (map) the File ID of the original file you want to copy. |
New Drive Location | Select the target drive you want to copy the file to:
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New Folder Location | Select the target folder you want to copy the file to. |
Copied File Name | Enter the new file name if you want to change the name of the file in the target location. |
Moves a file or folder to the new target location.
Field | Description |
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Choose a Drive | Select the drive you want to move the file or folder from:
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Select File/Folder | Select whether you want to move a file or folder. |
File ID/ Folder ID | Enter (map) the File ID (or Folder ID) of the file (or folder) you want to move. |
New Drive Location | Select the target drive you want to move the file or folder to:
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New Folder Location | Select the target folder you want to move the file or folder to. |
Retrieves and sets up permissions and sends share link for a file or folder.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Choose a Drive | Select the drive that contains the file or folder you want to share:
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Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Select File/Folder | Select whether you want to share a file or folder. |
File ID/ Folder ID | Enter (map) the File ID (or Folder ID) of the file (or folder) you want to share. |
Role | Select the role granted by this permission to define what users can do with a file or folder.
For the list of operations users can perform for each role, please refer to the Roles documentation. |
Type | Select permission for the file or folder. Permission grants a user, group, domain, or the anyone access to a folder hierarchy or to the file. |
Email address / Organization Domain | Enter the email address or organization domain you want to restrict access to the file or folder to. |
Send notification email | The notification email with the link will be sent to the specified email address. |
Send Notification Email | Enter the expiration time. The expiration time must be future and cannot be more than a year in the future. |
Allow File Discovery | Enable to define whether the permission allows the file to be discovered through search. |
Updates an existing file or folder access.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Choose a Drive | Select the drive whose access you want to update:
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Select | Select whether you want to move a file or folder. |
File ID | Select the File ID whose access you want to update. |
Folder ID | Select the Folder ID whose access you want to update. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select the shared drive whose file or folder access you want to update. |
Role | Select the role:
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Revokes a file or folder access.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Choose a Drive | Select the drive whose access you want to update:
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Select | Select whether you want to revoke access from a file or folder. |
File ID | Select the File ID whose access you want to update. |
Folder ID | Select the Folder ID whose access you want to update. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select the shared drive whose file or folder access you want to update. |
Permission Name | Select the permission you want to revoke. |
The Google Workspace administrator privilege is required in order to use these modules
Triggers when a shared drive is created.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Search | Select whether you want to filter returned drives by custom search query or query filter. |
Query filter | Set the filter to filter returned shared drives by name, organizer count, or member count. You can also use AND and OR operators to combine the filter. |
Query | Enter your custom search query. For example:name contains 'Make' and memberCount >= 20 For more info, see the documentation. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of drives Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Searches for the Google shared drive.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Search | Select whether you want to filter returned drives by custom search query or query filter. |
Query filter | Set the filter to filter returned shared drives by name, organizer count, or member count. You can also use AND and OR operators to combine the filter. |
Query | Enter your custom search query. For example:name contains 'Make' and memberCount >= 20 For more info, see the documentation. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of drives Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Creates a new shared drive.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
New Shared Drive's Name | Enter the name for the new shared drive. |
Retrieves shared drive details.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Shared Drive ID | Enter (map) the ID or select the drive you want to retrieve details about. |
Updates an existing drive's name and/or restrictions.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Shared Drive ID | Enter (map) the ID or select the drive you want to update. |
Name | Enter the new name for the shared drive. |
Restrictions | Enable or disable restrictions that apply to this shared drive or items inside this shared drive.
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Field | Description |
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Shared Drive ID | Enter (map) the ID or select the drive you want to delete. |
Retrieves a list of file's revisions.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a File ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file ID manually or select the file using the menu. |
Choose a Drive | Select the location:
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Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select or map the shared drive whose file revisions you want to list. |
File ID | Select the File ID whose revisions you want to list. |
File ID | Enter the File ID whose revisions you want to list. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of revisions Make will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10. |
Gets a specified file's revision.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a File ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file ID manually or select the file using the menu. |
Choose a Drive | Select the location:
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Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select or map the shared drive whose file's revision you want to retrieve. |
File ID | Select the File ID whose revision you want to retrieve. |
File ID | Enter the File ID whose revision you want to retrieve. |
Revision ID | Enter the Revision ID to retrieve. |
Acknowledge Abuse | Select whether the user knowledges the risk of downloading known malware or other abusive files. |
Updates an existing file's revision.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a File ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file ID manually or select the file using the menu. |
Choose a Drive | Select the location:
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File ID | Select the File ID whose revision you want to update. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select or map the shared drive whose file's revision you want to update |
File ID | Enter the File ID whose revision you want to update. |
Revision ID | Enter the Revision ID you want to update. |
Keep Forever | Select whether to keep this revision forever, even if it is no longer the head revision. If not set, the revision will automatically purge 30 days after newer content is uploaded. You can set a maximum of 200 revisions for a file. This applies only to files with binary content in Drive. |
Publish Auto | Select whether to republish subsequent revisions automatically. This is only applicable to Docs Editors files. |
Published | Select whether this revision is published. This is only applicable to Docs Editors files. |
Published Outside Domain | Select whether this revision is published outside the domain. This is only applicable to Docs Editors files. |
Deletes a file's revision.
Field | Description |
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Connection | |
Enter a File ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the file ID manually or select the file using the menu. |
Choose a Drive | Select the location:
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Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select or map the shared drive whose file's revision you want to delete. |
File ID | Select the File ID whose revision you want to delete. |
File ID | Enter the File ID whose revision you want to delete. |
Revision ID | Enter the Revision ID you want to delete. |
Triggers when a comment is added or modified on the selected file.
Field | Description |
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Connection | Establish a connection to your Google drive account. |
Watch Comments | Select whether you want to watch new comments (By Created Time) or modified comments (By Modified Time) |
Choose a Drive | Select the location:
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File ID | Navigate to and select the file you want to watch for comments. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of comments Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Retrieves a folder ID for a folder path.
Field | Description |
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Connection | Establish a connection to your Google drive account. |
Folder Path | Enter the folder path whose Folder ID you want to retrieve. For example, abc/xyz. It is not recommended to have subfolders with the same name inside one folder. |
Retrieves a file or folder path for an ID.
Field | Description |
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Connection | Establish a connection to your Google drive account. |
Enter a File/Folder ID | Select whether you want to enter (map) the File/Folder ID manually or select the file using the menu. |
Choose a Drive | Select the location:
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Select File/Folder | Select the file/folder whose path you want to retrieve. |
File ID | Enter the File ID whose path you want to retrieve |
Folder ID | Enter the Folder ID whose path you want to retrieve. |
Use Domain Admin Access | Select whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. If set to Yes, then all shared drives of the domain in which the requester is an administrator are returned. |
Shared Drive | Select the shared drive of the file/folder whose path you want to retrieve. |
Allows you to perform a custom API call.
Field | Description |
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Connection | Establish a connection to your Google drive account. |
URL | Enter a path relative to https://www.googleapis.com/drive. For example, /v3/files. For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Google Drive API Documentation. |
Method | Select the HTTP method you want to use:
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Headers | Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you. |
Query String | Enter the request query string. |
Body | Enter the body content for your API call. |
The following API call returns all files in your Google Drive:
The result can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > files. In our example, 30 files were returned:
