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 |
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Start campaign with base documents |
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Archive final project report |
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Distribute latest SOP to teams |
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Weekly report generation |
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