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Google Drive TRIGGER

New or Modified Files (Polling)

Emit new event when a file in the selected Drive is created, modified or trashed. See the documentation
  • Trigger
  • Polling
  • OAuth
  • Webhook delivery

IMPLEMENTATION

Deploy this event source

Connect the user's Google Drive account, configure the source, and choose the webhook where your backend receives events.

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 deployed = await pd.triggers.deploy({
  id: "google_drive-new-or-modified-files-polling",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_drive: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    timer: { "intervalSeconds": 900 },
    drive: "Drive",
  },
  webhookUrl: "https://example.com/webhooks/google-drive",
})

console.log(deployed.id)

MCP exposes on-demand actions. Event sources are deployed through the Connect SDK or API because they continue listening after the initial request.

SCHEMA

Configuration

These inputs define which events the source watches. Dynamic options are loaded from the connected account.

New or Modified Files (Polling) configuration
Property Type Description
timer Timer $.interface.timer
Required
drive Drive string
Defaults to My Drive. To select a Shared Drive instead, select it from this list.
Required Dynamic
files Files string[]
The specific file(s) to watch for changes. Leave blank to watch all files in the Drive. Note that events will only be emitted for files directly in these folders (not in their subfolders, unless also selected here)
Optional Dynamic
folders Folders string[]
The specific folder(s) to watch for changes. Leave blank to watch all folders in the Drive.
Optional Dynamic
newFilesOnly New Files Only boolean
If enabled, only emit events for newly created files (based on createdTime)
Optional
changesPageSize Changes Page Size integer
Maximum number of changes to fetch per API call (1-1000). Lower values reduce memory usage and the risk of execution timeouts or out-of-memory errors on active drives.
Optional

01

Connect

Your user authorizes Google Drive through Pipedream managed auth.

02

Deploy

Your backend deploys this source with that user's own configuration.

03

Webhook delivery

Every event is sent to the HTTP endpoint you choose when you deploy the source — after each poll.

OR

On-demand retrieval

No webhook required. Your app or agent can fetch recent events from the trigger events API.

Registry key
google_drive-new-or-modified-files-polling
Version
0.0.13
App
Google Drive
Authentication
OAuth
Delivery
Polling source
Output
Events emitted by Google Drive.