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Getting Started

Create a workflow to Share File or Folder with the Google Drive API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Share File or Folder action
    1. Connect your Google Drive account
    2. Optional- Select a Drive
    3. Optional- Select a File
    4. Optional- Select a Folder
    5. Select a Type
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Share File or Folder on Google Drive
Description:Add a [sharing permission](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7166529) to the sharing preferences of a file or folder and provide a sharing URL. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/permissions/create)
Version:0.1.9
Key:google_drive-add-file-sharing-preference

Code

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import {
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_GRANTEE_DOMAIN,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_GRANTEE_GROUP,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_GRANTEE_USER,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_ROLE_OPTIONS,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_ROLE_OPTION_FILEORGANIZER,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_ROLE_WRITER,
} from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import googleDrive from "../../google_drive.app.mjs";

/**
 * Uses Google Drive API to create a permission for a file. The role granted by
 * the permission is one of `owner`,`organizer`,`fileOrganizer`,
 * `writer`,`commenter`, `reader`. See the [Google Drive API Reference for
 * Permissions](https://bit.ly/2XKKG1X) for more information.
 */
export default {
  key: "google_drive-add-file-sharing-preference",
  name: "Share File or Folder",
  description:
    "Add a [sharing permission](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7166529) to the sharing preferences of a file or folder and provide a sharing URL. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/permissions/create)",
  version: "0.1.9",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleDrive,
    drive: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "watchedDrive",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    fileId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "fileId",
        (c) => ({
          drive: c.drive,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
      description: "The file to share. You must specify either a file or a folder.",
    },
    folderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "folderId",
        (c) => ({
          drive: c.drive,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
      description: "The folder to share. You must specify either a file or a folder.",
    },
    type: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "type",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const obj = {};
    const {
      fileId, folderId, type,
    } = this;
    if (!(fileId || folderId) || !type) return obj;

    const emailAddress = {
      type: "string",
      label: "Email Address",
      description:
        "Enter the email address of the user that you'd like to share the file or folder with (e.g. `alex@altostrat.com`).",
    };

    switch (type) {
    case GOOGLE_DRIVE_GRANTEE_DOMAIN:
      obj.domain = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Domain",
        description:
            "Enter the domain of the G Suite organization that you'd like to share the file or folder with (e.g. `altostrat.com`). All G Suite organization users under this domain will have access to the file you share.",
      };
      break;
    case GOOGLE_DRIVE_GRANTEE_GROUP:
      obj.emailAddress = {
        ...emailAddress,
        description:
            "Enter the email address of the group that you'd like to share the file or folder with (e.g. `hiking-club@altostrat.com`)",
      };
      break;
    case GOOGLE_DRIVE_GRANTEE_USER:
      obj.emailAddress = emailAddress;
      break;

    default:
      break;
    }

    const isFolder = !!folderId;
    const options = GOOGLE_DRIVE_ROLE_OPTIONS;

    if (isFolder) {
      const writerOpt = options.find(({ value }) => value === GOOGLE_DRIVE_ROLE_WRITER);
      writerOpt.label = writerOpt.label.replace(/Writer/, "Contributor");
      options.push(GOOGLE_DRIVE_ROLE_OPTION_FILEORGANIZER);
    }

    return {
      ...obj,
      role: {
        type: "string",
        label: "Role",
        description: "The role granted by this permission",
        options,
      },
    };
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      fileId, folderId, role, type, domain, emailAddress,
    } = this;
    if (!(fileId || folderId)) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("You must specify either a file or a folder");
    }
    // Create the permission for the file
    await this.googleDrive.createPermission(folderId ?? fileId, {
      role,
      type,
      domain,
      emailAddress,
    });

    // Get the file to get the `webViewLink` sharing URL
    const resp = await this.googleDrive.getFile(folderId ?? fileId);
    const webViewLink = resp.webViewLink;
    $.export(
      "$summary",
      `Successfully shared ${folderId
        ? "folder"
        : "file"} "${resp.name}" with ${type} "${
        emailAddress ?? domain ?? ""
      }" with role '${role}'`,
    );
    return webViewLink;
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
Google DrivegoogleDriveappThis component uses the Google Drive app.
DrivedrivestringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
FilefileIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
FolderfolderIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
TypetypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:usergroupdomainanyone

Authentication

Google 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

About Google Drive

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service which allows you to create and share your work online, and access your documents from anywhere.

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