Google Drive ACTION
Create Text File
Create a new Google Doc from text content in Google Drive. The file is created as a Google Docs document, which can be viewed and edited in the browser. Use this when the user asks to create a document, write a file, or save text to Drive. To place the file in a specific folder, pass the
parentId — use Search Files with mimeType = 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder' to find the folder ID first. Supported content formats: plain text, Markdown, HTML, Rich Text, CSV. See the documentation- Action
- Writes data
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Google Drive account once, then configure and run Create Text File from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "google_drive-create-text-file",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
google_drive: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
name: "File Name",
content: "Content",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "google_drive-create-text-file",
"configured_props": {
"google_drive": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"name": "File Name",
"content": "Content"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "google_drive",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "google_drive-create-text-file",
arguments: {
name: "File Name",
content: "Content",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name File Name | string | The name of the new file (e.g., 'Meeting Notes', 'Project Plan'). Required |
content Content | string | The text content of the file. Optional |
mimeType Content Format | string | The format of the content being provided. Defaults to plain text. Optional |
parentId Parent Folder ID | string | The ID of the folder to create the file in. Use Search Files with mimeType = 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder' to find folder IDs. Omit to create in the root of My Drive. Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- google_drive-create-text-file
- Version
- 0.0.4
- App
- Google Drive
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗