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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New or Modified Folders (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Google Drive account
2. Select a Drive
3. Configure Push notification renewal schedule
Configure the Upload File action
1. Connect your Google Drive account
2. Configure infoAlert
3. Optional- Select a Drive
4. Optional- Select a Folder
5. Optional- Configure File URL
6. Optional- Configure File Path
7. Optional- Configure Name
8. Optional- Select a Mime Type
9. Optional- Select a Upload Type
10. Optional- Select a File to replace
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#

New or Modified Folders (Instant) on Google Drive

Description:Emit new event when a folder is created or modified in the selected Drive

Version:0.1.8

Key:google_drive-new-or-modified-folders

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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 any files in a user's Google Drive,
// implementing strategy enumerated in the Push Notifications API docs:
// https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/push and here:
// https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/manage-changes
//
// This source has two interfaces:
//
// 1) The HTTP requests tied to changes 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 {
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_ADD,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_CHANGE,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_UPDATE,
} from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_drive-new-or-modified-folders",
  name: "New or Modified Folders (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when a folder is created or modified in the selected Drive",
  version: "0.1.8",
  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",
  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(id, mimeType)",
        pageSize: 5,
      });

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

      await this.processChanges(files);
    },
    ...common.hooks,
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getLastModifiedTimeForFile(fileId) {
      return this.db.get(fileId);
    },
    _setModifiedTimeForFile(fileId, modifiedTime) {
      this.db.set(fileId, modifiedTime);
    },
    getUpdateTypes() {
      return [
        GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_ADD,
        GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_CHANGE,
        GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_UPDATE,
      ];
    },
    generateMeta(data, ts) {
      const {
        id: fileId,
        name: summary,
      } = data;
      return {
        id: `${fileId}-${ts}`,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
    async getChanges(headers) {
      if (!headers) {
        return {
          change: { },
        };
      }
      const resourceUri = headers["x-goog-resource-uri"];
      const metadata = await this.googleDrive.getFileMetadata(`${resourceUri}&fields=*`);
      return {
        ...metadata,
        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"
        },
      };
    },
    async processChanges(changedFiles, headers) {
      const files = changedFiles.filter(
        // API docs that define Google Drive folders:
        // https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/folder
        (file) => file.mimeType === "application/vnd.google-apps.folder",
      );

      for (const file of files) {
        // The changelog is updated each time a folder is opened. Check the
        // folder's `modifiedTime` to see if the folder has been modified.
        const fileInfo = await this.googleDrive.getFile(file.id);

        const lastModifiedTimeForFile = this._getLastModifiedTimeForFile(file.id);
        const modifiedTime = Date.parse(fileInfo.modifiedTime);
        if (lastModifiedTimeForFile == modifiedTime) continue;

        const changes = await this.getChanges(headers);

        const eventToEmit = {
          file: fileInfo,
          ...changes,
        };
        const meta = this.generateMeta(fileInfo, modifiedTime);

        this.$emit(eventToEmit, meta);

        this._setModifiedTimeForFile(file.id, modifiedTime);
      }
    },
  },
};

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.

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#

Upload File on Google Drive

Description:Upload a file to Google Drive. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/manage-uploads) for more information

Version:0.1.10

Key:google_drive-upload-file

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Google Drive Overview#

Action Code#

import googleDrive from "../../google_drive.app.mjs";
import path from "path";
import {
  getFileStream,
  omitEmptyStringValues,
} from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import { GOOGLE_DRIVE_UPLOAD_TYPE_MULTIPART } from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "google_drive-upload-file",
  name: "Upload File",
  description: "Upload a file to Google Drive. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/manage-uploads) for more information",
  version: "0.1.10",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleDrive,
    infoAlert: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: "Either `File URL` and `File Path` should be specified.",
    },
    drive: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "watchedDrive",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    parentId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "folderId",
        (c) => ({
          drive: c.drive,
        }),
      ],
      description:
        "The folder you want to upload the file to. If not specified, the file will be placed directly in the drive's top-level folder.",
      optional: true,
    },
    fileUrl: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "fileUrl",
      ],
    },
    filePath: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "filePath",
      ],
    },
    name: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "fileName",
      ],
      description:
        "The name of the new file (e.g. `/myFile.csv`). By default, the name is the same as the source file's.",
    },
    mimeType: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "mimeType",
      ],
      description:
        "The file's MIME type (e.g., `image/jpeg`). Google Drive will attempt to automatically detect an appropriate value from uploaded content if no value is provided.",
    },
    uploadType: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "uploadType",
      ],
      default: GOOGLE_DRIVE_UPLOAD_TYPE_MULTIPART,
      optional: true,
    },
    fileId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "fileId",
      ],
      label: "File to replace",
      description: "Id of the file to replace. Leave it empty to upload a new file.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      parentId,
      fileUrl,
      filePath,
      name,
      mimeType,
    } = this;
    let { uploadType } = this;
    if (!fileUrl && !filePath) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Either `File URL` and `File Path` should be specified.");
    }
    const driveId = this.googleDrive.getDriveId(this.drive);

    const filename = name || path.basename(fileUrl || filePath);

    const file = await getFileStream({
      $,
      fileUrl,
      filePath: filePath?.startsWith("/tmp/")
        ? filePath
        : `/tmp/${filePath}`,
    });
    console.log(`Upload type: ${uploadType}.`);

    let result = null;
    if (this.fileId) {
      await this.googleDrive.updateFileMedia(this.fileId, file, omitEmptyStringValues({
        mimeType,
        uploadType,
      }));
      result = await this.googleDrive.updateFile(this.fileId, omitEmptyStringValues({
        name: filename,
        mimeType,
        uploadType,
      }));
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully updated file, "${result.name}"`);
    } else {
      result = await this.googleDrive.createFile(omitEmptyStringValues({
        file,
        mimeType,
        name: filename,
        parentId,
        driveId,
        uploadType,
      }));
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully uploaded a new file, "${result.name}"`);
    }
    return result;
  },
};

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 Drive	`googleDrive`	`app`	This component uses the Google Drive app.
Drive	`drive`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Folder	`parentId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
File URL	`fileUrl`	`string`	The URL of the file you want to upload to Google Drive. Must specify either File URL or File Path.
File Path	`filePath`	`string`	The path to the file saved to the `/tmp` directory (e.g. `/tmp/myFile.csv`). Must specify either File URL or File Path.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the new file (e.g. `/myFile.csv`). By default, the name is the same as the source file's.
Mime Type	`mimeType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Upload Type	`uploadType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Simple upload. Upload the media only, without any metadata.", "value": "media" }{ "label": "Resumable upload. Upload the file in a resumable fashion, using a series of at least two requests where the first request includes the metadata.", "value": "resumable" }{ "label": "Multipart upload. Upload both the media and its metadata, in a single request.", "value": "multipart" }`
File to replace	`fileId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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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