How to Use the Google Drive New Instant File Component

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Ayoola Animashaun : Hi everyone,

Please does anyone know how I can add Google Drive’s New Instant File component into my custom source. I need to poll a certain google folder for newly uploaded files and work on them.

The tutorials page shows this attached image for adding Github auth, but where do I find the details for Google or other components available.

Dylan Pierce : Hi that’s a great question,

You can look at all of our components here:

And here’s the google_drive components specifically you can copy from:

Ayoola Animashaun : Thanks for the reply… I want to use the new file instant and this is my issue now…

I get a record not found when I do this… Please how do I go about it…

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Ayoola Animashaun :

Dylan Pierce : Hi - sorry I’m not following exactly. Could you share the code itself you’re working on? Are you able to deploy it to your account using the CLI?

Ayoola Animashaun : I want to use the New Instant File source in the custom source I am building….

Idea is to watch(poll) a GDrive folder and when there is a new file, it collects the file and does whatever with it.

Ayoola Animashaun : Sending you the code in DM