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.

(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.

(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.

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.

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).

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/`