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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Google Drive trigger and Google Sheets action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive) trigger
1. Connect your Google Drive account
2. Select a Drive
3. Configure Push notification renewal schedule
4. Select one or more Files
5. Configure intervalAlert
6. Optional- Configure Minimum Interval Per File
Configure the Add Single Row action
1. Connect your Google Sheets account
2. Optional- Select a Drive
3. Select a Spreadsheet
4. Select one or more Worksheet(s)
5. Configure Does the first row of the sheet have headers?
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are 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.

Trigger#

Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive) on Google Drive

Description:Watches for changes to specific files in a shared drive, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files

Version:0.2.3

Key:google_drive-changes-to-specific-files-shared-drive

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Google Drive 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.

Trigger Code#

// This source processes changes to specific files in a user's Google Drive,
// implementing strategy enumerated in the Push Notifications API docs:
// https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/push .
//
// This source has two interfaces:
//
// 1) The HTTP requests tied to changes in files in the user's Google Drive
// 2) A timer that runs on regular intervals, renewing the notification channel as needed

import common from "../common-webhook.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

import {
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_CHANGE,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_ADD,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_UPDATE,
} from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import commonDedupeChanges from "../common-dedupe-changes.mjs";

/**
 * This source uses the Google Drive API's
 * {@link https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/changes/watch changes: watch}
 * endpoint to subscribe to changes to the user's drive or a shard drive.
 */
export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_drive-changes-to-specific-files-shared-drive",
  name: "Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)",
  description: "Watches for changes to specific files in a shared drive, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files",
  version: "0.2.3",
  type: "source",
  // Dedupe events based on the "x-goog-message-number" header for the target channel:
  // https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/push#making-watch-requests
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    files: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Files",
      description: "The files you want to watch for changes.",
      options({ prevContext }) {
        const { nextPageToken } = prevContext;
        return this.googleDrive.listFilesOptions(nextPageToken, this.getListFilesOpts());
      },
    },
    ...commonDedupeChanges.props,
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const daysAgo = new Date();
      daysAgo.setDate(daysAgo.getDate() - 30);
      const timeString = daysAgo.toISOString();

      const args = this.getListFilesOpts({
        q: `mimeType != "application/vnd.google-apps.folder" and modifiedTime > "${timeString}" and trashed = false`,
        fields: "files",
        pageSize: 5,
      });

      const { files } = await this.googleDrive.listFilesInPage(null, args);

      this.processChanges(files);
    },
    ...common.hooks,
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getUpdateTypes() {
      return [
        GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_ADD,
        GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_CHANGE,
        GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_UPDATE,
      ];
    },
    generateMeta(data, headers) {
      const {
        id: fileId,
        name: fileName,
        modifiedTime: tsString,
      } = data;
      const ts = Date.parse(tsString);
      const eventId = headers && headers["x-goog-message-number"];
      const resourceState = headers && headers["x-goog-resource-state"];

      const summary = resourceState
        ? `${resourceState.toUpperCase()} - ${fileName || "Untitled"}`
        : fileName || "Untitled";

      return {
        id: `${fileId}-${eventId || ts}`,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
    isFileRelevant(file) {
      return this.files.includes(file.id);
    },
    getChanges(headers) {
      if (!headers) {
        return {
          change: { },
        };
      }
      return {
        change: {
          state: headers["x-goog-resource-state"],
          resourceURI: headers["x-goog-resource-uri"],
          changed: headers["x-goog-changed"], // "Additional details about the changes. Possible values: content, parents, children, permissions"
        },
      };
    },
    processChange(file, headers) {
      const changes = this.getChanges(headers);
      const eventToEmit = {
        file,
        ...changes,
      };
      const meta = this.generateMeta(file, headers);
      this.$emit(eventToEmit, meta);
    },
    processChanges(changedFiles, headers) {
      console.log(`Processing ${changedFiles.length} changed files`);
      console.log(`Changed files: ${JSON.stringify(changedFiles, null, 2)}!!!`);
      console.log(`Files: ${this.files}!!!`);

      const filteredFiles = this.checkMinimumInterval(changedFiles);
      for (const file of filteredFiles) {
        if (!this.isFileRelevant(file)) {
          console.log(`Skipping event for irrelevant file ${file.id}`);
          continue;
        }
        this.processChange(file, headers);
      }
    },
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

Trigger 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.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Google Drive	`googleDrive`	`app`	This component uses the Google Drive app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Drive	`drive`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Push notification renewal schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	The Google Drive API requires occasional renewal of push notification subscriptions. This runs in the background, so you should not need to modify this schedule.
Files	`files`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Minimum Interval Per File	`perFileInterval`	`integer`	How many minutes to wait until the same file can emit another event. If set to `0`, this interval is disabled and all events will be emitted.

Trigger 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.

Action#

Add Single Row on Google Sheets

Description:Add a single row of data to Google Sheets. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/reference/rest/v4/spreadsheets.values/append)

Version:2.1.11

Key:google_sheets-add-single-row

View on GitHub

Google Sheets Overview#

The Google Sheets API allows for the creation, reading, updating, and deletion of data within Google Sheets, enabling a robust platform for spreadsheet management and data manipulation. Through Pipedream, you can craft serverless workflows that respond to various triggers, such as webhook events, emails, or scheduled times, to interact with Google Sheets. This synergy can automate reporting, synchronize data across applications, manage inventory, track leads in a CRM, or even conduct survey analysis by updating and retrieving sheet data on the fly.

Action Code#

import common from "../common/worksheet.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import { parseArray } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import { isDynamicExpression } from "../common/worksheet.mjs";

const { googleSheets } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_sheets-add-single-row",
  name: "Add Single Row",
  description: "Add a single row of data to Google Sheets. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/reference/rest/v4/spreadsheets.values/append)",
  version: "2.1.11",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleSheets,
    drive: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSheets,
        "watchedDrive",
      ],
    },
    sheetId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSheets,
        "sheetID",
        (c) => ({
          driveId: googleSheets.methods.getDriveId(c.drive),
        }),
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    worksheetId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSheets,
        "worksheetIDs",
        (c) => ({
          sheetId: c.sheetId?.value || c.sheetId,
        }),
      ],
      description: "Select a worksheet or enter a custom expression. When referencing a spreadsheet dynamically, you must provide a custom expression for the worksheet.",
      async options({ sheetId }) {
        // If sheetId is a dynamic reference, don't load options
        if (isDynamicExpression(sheetId)) {
          return [];
        }

        // Otherwise, call the original options function with the correct context
        const origOptions = googleSheets.propDefinitions.worksheetIDs.options;
        return origOptions.call(this, {
          sheetId,
        });
      },
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    hasHeaders: common.props.hasHeaders,
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const {
      sheetId,
      worksheetId,
      hasHeaders,
    } = this;

    // If using dynamic expressions for either sheetId or worksheetId, return only array input
    if (isDynamicExpression(sheetId) || isDynamicExpression(worksheetId)) {
      return {
        myColumnData: {
          type: "string[]",
          label: "Values",
          description: "Provide a value for each cell of the row. Google Sheets accepts strings, numbers and boolean values for each cell. To set a cell to an empty value, pass an empty string.",
        },
      };
    }

    const props = {};
    if (hasHeaders) {
      try {
        const worksheet = await this.getWorksheetById(sheetId, worksheetId);
        const { values } = await this.googleSheets.getSpreadsheetValues(sheetId, `${worksheet?.properties?.title}!1:1`);

        if (!values?.[0]?.length) {
          throw new ConfigurationError("Could not find a header row. Please either add headers and click \"Refresh fields\" or set 'Does the first row of the sheet have headers?' to false.");
        }

        for (let i = 0; i < values[0]?.length; i++) {
          props[`col_${i.toString().padStart(4, "0")}`] = {
            type: "string",
            label: values[0][i],
            optional: true,
          };
        }
        props.allColumns = {
          type: "string",
          hidden: true,
          default: JSON.stringify(values),
        };
      } catch (err) {
        console.error("Error fetching headers:", err);
        // Fallback to basic column input if headers can't be fetched
        return {
          headerError: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Header Fetch Error",
            description: `Unable to fetch headers: ${err.message}. Using simple column input instead.`,
            optional: true,
            hidden: true,
          },
          myColumnData: {
            type: "string[]",
            label: "Values",
            description: "Provide a value for each cell of the row. Google Sheets accepts strings, numbers and boolean values for each cell. To set a cell to an empty value, pass an empty string.",
          },
        };
      }
    } else {
      props.myColumnData = {
        type: "string[]",
        label: "Values",
        description: "Provide a value for each cell of the row. Google Sheets accepts strings, numbers and boolean values for each cell. To set a cell to an empty value, pass an empty string.",
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      sheetId,
      worksheetId,
    } = this;

    const { name: sheetName } = await this.googleSheets.getFile(sheetId, {
      fields: "name",
    });

    const worksheet = await this.getWorksheetById(sheetId, worksheetId);

    let cells;
    if (this.hasHeaders
      && !isDynamicExpression(sheetId)
      && !isDynamicExpression(worksheetId)
      && this.allColumns
    ) {
      const rows = JSON.parse(this.allColumns);
      const [
        headers,
      ] = rows;
      cells = headers
        .map((_, i) => `col_${i.toString().padStart(4, "0")}`)
        .map((column) => this[column] ?? "");
    } else {
      // For dynamic references or no headers, use the array input
      cells = this.googleSheets.sanitizedArray(this.myColumnData);
    }

    // Validate input
    if (!cells || !cells.length) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Please enter an array of elements in `Cells / Column Values`.");
    }
    cells = parseArray(cells);
    if (!cells) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Cell / Column data is not an array. Please enter an array of elements in `Cells / Column Values`.");
    } else if (Array.isArray(cells[0])) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Cell / Column data is a multi-dimensional array. A one-dimensional is expected. If you're trying to send multiple rows to Google Sheets, search for the action to add multiple rows to Sheets.");
    }

    const {
      arr: sanitizedCells,
      convertedIndexes,
    } = this.googleSheets.arrayValuesToString(cells);

    const data = await this.googleSheets.addRowsToSheet({
      spreadsheetId: sheetId,
      range: worksheet?.properties?.title,
      rows: [
        sanitizedCells,
      ],
    });

    let summary = `Added 1 row to [${sheetName || sheetId} (${data.updatedRange})](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/${sheetId}).`;
    if (convertedIndexes.length > 0) {
      summary += " We detected something other than a string/number/boolean in at least one of the fields and automatically converted it to a string.";
    }
    $.export("$summary", summary);

    return data;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Google Sheets	`googleSheets`	`app`	This component uses the Google Sheets app.
Drive	`drive`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Spreadsheet	`sheetId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Worksheet(s)	`worksheetId`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Does the first row of the sheet have headers?	`hasHeaders`	`boolean`	If the first row of your document has headers, we'll retrieve them to make it easy to enter the value for each column. Note: When using a dynamic reference for the worksheet ID (e.g. `{{steps.foo.$return_value}}`), this setting is ignored.

Action Authentication#

Google Sheets uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Sheets account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Sheets 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 Sheets API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

About Google Sheets#

Use Google Sheets to create and edit online spreadsheets. Get insights together with secure sharing in real-time and from any device.

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