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Overview#
The Google Drive API on Pipedream allows you to automate various file management tasks, such as creating, reading, updating, and deleting files within your Google Drive. You can also share files, manage permissions, and monitor changes to files and folders. This opens up possibilities for creating workflows that seamlessly integrate with other apps and services, streamlining document handling, backup processes, and collaborative workflows.
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
google_drive: {
type: "app",
app: "google_drive",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/about?fields=user`,
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.google_drive.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
},
})
},
})
Example Use Cases#
Automated Backup to Google Drive: Create a workflow on Pipedream that triggers at regular intervals to back up important files from your company’s server to a designated Google Drive folder. This workflow can ensure that your data is regularly saved to a secure, cloud-based location without manual intervention.
Content Approval Process: Streamline the content approval process by setting up a Pipedream workflow that watches for new files in a Google Drive "Pending Approval" folder. When a new file is detected, an email or message can be sent to the approver using an app like Gmail or Slack. Once reviewed, the file can be moved to an "Approved" folder automatically if certain conditions are met.
Synchronize Files Across Cloud Platforms: Build a workflow on Pipedream that monitors a specific folder in Google Drive for new files and automatically replicates them to another cloud storage service, such as Dropbox or OneDrive. This ensures that your files are accessible across different platforms and kept in sync without needing to upload them to each service manually.
Popular Google Drive Integrations#
Popular Google Drive Triggers#
Watches for changes to specific files, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files. To watch for changes to shared drive files, use the Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive) source instead.
Watches for changes to specific files in a shared drive, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files
Emit new event when a new access proposal is requested in Google Drive
Emit new event when a new file is added in your linked Google Drive
Emit new event when a new file is added in your shared Google Drive
Popular Google Drive Actions#
Create a copy of the specified file. See the documentation for more information
Create a new empty folder. See the documentation for more information
Create a new Google Docs file from a template. Optionally include placeholders in the template document that will get replaced from this action. See documentation
Create a new file from plain text. See the documentation for more information
Create a new shared drive. See the documentation for more information
Troubleshooting#
Error: "Google cannot give this app access to your account data because Advanced Protection is turned on for your Google Account"
If you are using a free Google account, Google Advanced Protection Program must be disabled in order to use the Google Drive app on Pipedream.
For Google Workspace users, your Google Workspace Administrator can manually allow the Pipedream Google Drive app; please follow the instructions here
Authentication#
Name Slug: google_driveGoogle Drive uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Drive account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Drive and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Google Drive API.
Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive- authorization
GEThttps://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?client_id={{oauth.client_id}}&state={{oauth.state}}&redirect_uri={{oauth.redirect_uri}}&response_type=code&scope={{oauth.space_separated_scopes}}&access_type=offline&prompt=consent - accessToken
POSThttps://oauth2.googleapis.com/tokencontent-type:application/x-www-form-urlencodedaccept:application/jsonclient_id={{oauth.client_id}}&client_secret={{oauth.client_secret}}&grant_type=authorization_code&code={{oauth.code}}&redirect_uri={{oauth.redirect_uri}} - refreshToken
POSThttps://oauth2.googleapis.com/tokencontent-type:application/x-www-form-urlencodedaccept:application/jsonclient_id={{oauth.client_id}}&client_secret={{oauth.client_secret}}&grant_type=refresh_token&refresh_token={{oauth.refresh_token}}
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