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Google Drive Integration

Automatically manage your Google Drive files from within Taskade.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Overview

The Google Drive integration allows you to streamline your workflow by seamlessly connecting your files and documents with tasks and projects.

💡 Note: Want to upload files from your Google Drive? Check this guide.


Google Drive Automation

Set up Taskade to automatically sync and update your Google Drive files when specific triggers occur, such as project milestones or task completions.

💡 Note: Visit our Automation Guide to learn more.


Google Drive Triggers

(Trigger) New Folder

Triggers when a new folder is created in a Google Drive.

(Trigger) New File

Triggers when a new file is added to a Google Drive.


Google Drive Actions

(Action) Trash File

Moves a file to the trash in your drive.

(Action) Duplicate File

Duplicates a file from Google Drive. Returns the ID of the new file.

(Action) Create new folder

Creates a folder in your Google Drive.

(Action) Create new file

Creates a new text file from input text.

(Action) Search

Searches a Google Drive folder.


Select a Shared Drive

You can automate Shared Drives you have access to:

  • Choose a Google Drive action or trigger.

  • Select a drive under Drive:

    • Choose My Drive to use your own Google Drive.

    • Choose a Shared Drives you have access to.

  • Choose a parent folder inside the shared drive.


Automation Settings

Connector options give you full control over the Google Drive automation:

🏷️ Field

🔤 Description

(required) ID

The ID of the file.

(required) NAME

The name of the new file.

(optional) Parent Folder

Select a folder to use as the parent folder.

(required) Folder Name

The name of the new folder.

(required) File Name

The name of the new file.

(required) Text

The text content to be added to a file.

(required) Content Type

The format of the new file.

(required) Query Term

The type of the search query (file name/full text search/content type).

(required) Operator

The search operator (contains/equals).

(required) Value

Value of the search field.

(required) File Type

The type of items you search for (all/files/folders).


Use Cases

Not sure how to use the Google Drive connector? Here are a few ideas:

🪄 Use Case

Action Flow

Client onboarding document setup

  • ✅ Trigger: Task Added in “Client Intake” project

  • ➡️ Action: Create new folder /Clients/{ClientName}

  • ➡️ Action: Duplicate File from /Templates/Client_Onboarding_Checklist.docx

Start campaign with base documents

  • ✅ Trigger: Task Added with tag #Campaign

  • ➡️ Action: Create new folder in /Campaigns/{TaskName}

  • ➡️ Action: Branch based on detected tags

  • ➡️ Action: Duplicate File from /Templates/Campaign_Brief_Template.docx

Archive final project report

  • ✅ Trigger: Project Completed

  • ➡️ Action: Search for file /Reports/Active/{ProjectName}_Final_Report.pdf

  • ➡️ Action: Duplicate File into /Archives/

  • ➡️ Action: Trash File (original report)

Distribute latest SOP to teams

  • ✅ Trigger: New File in /SOP/Updates/Latest_SOP.pdf

  • ➡️ Action: Search for department folders

  • ➡️ Action: Duplicate File into each relevant /Departments/{Team}/SOPs/ (via loop or branch)

  • ➡️ Optional: Trash File source

Weekly report generation

  • ✅ Trigger: Schedule (every Monday at 9 AM)

  • ➡️ Action: Find Task(s) in “Weekly Tracker” project

  • ➡️ Action: Transform Array to String

  • ➡️ Action: Generate with AI (optional summary)

  • ➡️ Action: Create new file in /Reports/Weekly/


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