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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Google Drive trigger and Blotato 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. Optional- Configure Include Link
6. Optional- Configure dir
7. Configure intervalAlert
8. Optional- Configure Minimum Interval Per File
Configure the Create Post action
1. Connect your Blotato account
2. Configure Account ID
3. Configure Text
4. Configure Media URLs
5. Select a Target Type
6. Optional- Configure Additional Posts
7. Optional- Configure Scheduled Time
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:0.3.1

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_ADD,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_CHANGE,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_UPDATE,
} from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import commonDedupeChanges from "../common-dedupe-changes.mjs";
import { stashFile } from "../../common/utils.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: "0.3.1",
  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());
      },
    },
    includeLink: {
      label: "Include Link",
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Upload file to your File Stash and emit temporary download link to the file. Google Workspace documents will be converted to PDF. See [the docs](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/components/files) to learn more about working with files in Pipedream.",
      default: false,
      optional: true,
    },
    dir: {
      type: "dir",
      accessMode: "write",
      optional: true,
    },
    ...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);

      await 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 resourceState = headers && headers["x-goog-resource-state"];

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

      return {
        id: `${fileId}-${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"
        },
      };
    },
    async processChange(file, headers) {
      const changes = this.getChanges(headers);
      const fileInfo = await this.googleDrive.getFile(file.id);
      if (this.includeLink) {
        fileInfo.file = await stashFile(file, this.googleDrive, this.dir);
      }
      const eventToEmit = {
        file: fileInfo,
        ...changes,
      };
      const meta = this.generateMeta(fileInfo, headers);
      this.$emit(eventToEmit, meta);
    },
    async 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;
        }
        await 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.
Files	`files`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Include Link	`includeLink`	`boolean`	Upload file to your File Stash and emit temporary download link to the file. Google Workspace documents will be converted to PDF. See the docs to learn more about working with files in Pipedream.
	`dir`	`dir`
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#

Create Post on Blotato

Description:Posts to a social media platform. [See documentation](https://help.blotato.com/api/api-reference/publish-post)

Version:0.0.1

Key:blotato-create-post

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Action Code#

import blotato from "../../blotato.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "blotato-create-post",
  name: "Create Post",
  description: "Posts to a social media platform. [See documentation](https://help.blotato.com/api/api-reference/publish-post)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    blotato,
    accountId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Account ID",
      description: "The ID of the connected account for publishing the post",
    },
    text: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Text",
      description: "The main textual content of the post",
    },
    mediaUrls: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Media URLs",
      description: "An array of media URLs attached to the post. The URLs must originate from the blotato.com domain. See the Upload Media section for more info.",
    },
    targetType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Target Type",
      description: "The target platform type",
      options: [
        "webhook",
        "twitter",
        "linkedin",
        "facebook",
        "instagram",
        "pinterest",
        "tiktok",
        "threads",
        "bluesky",
        "youtube",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    additionalPosts: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Additional Posts",
      description: "A JSON array of additional posts for thread-like posts (e.g., Twitter, Bluesky, Threads). Each post should have `text` and `mediaUrls` properties. Example: `[{\"text\": \"Second post\", \"mediaUrls\": []}]`",
      optional: true,
    },
    scheduledTime: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Scheduled Time",
      description: "The timestamp (ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ`) when the post should be published. If not provided, the post will be published immediately.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};

    switch (this.targetType) {
    case "webhook":
      props.webhookUrl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Webhook URL",
        description: "The webhook URL to send the post data",
      };
      break;
    case "linkedin":
      props.linkedinPageId = {
        type: "string",
        label: "LinkedIn Page ID",
        description: "Optional LinkedIn Page ID",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "facebook":
      props.facebookPageId = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Facebook Page ID",
        description: "Facebook Page ID",
      };
      props.facebookMediaType = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Media Type",
        description: "Determines whether the video will be uploaded as a regular video or a reel. Only applicable if one of the media URLs is a video.",
        options: [
          "video",
          "reel",
        ],
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "instagram":
      props.instagramMediaType = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Media Type",
        description: "Is it a story or a reel? Reels are video only and cannot appear in carousel items. The default value is `reel`.",
        options: [
          "reel",
          "story",
        ],
        optional: true,
        default: "reel",
      };
      props.instagramAltText = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Alt Text",
        description: "Alternative text, up to 1000 characters, for an image. Only supported on a single image or image media in a carousel.",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "tiktok":
      props.tiktokPrivacyLevel = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Privacy Level",
        description: "Privacy level of the post",
        options: [
          "SELF_ONLY",
          "PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE",
          "MUTUAL_FOLLOW_FRIENDS",
          "FOLLOWER_OF_CREATOR",
        ],
      };
      props.tiktokDisabledComments = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Disabled Comments",
        description: "If true, comments will be disabled",
      };
      props.tiktokDisabledDuet = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Disabled Duet",
        description: "If true, duet will be disabled",
      };
      props.tiktokDisabledStitch = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Disabled Stitch",
        description: "If true, stitch will be disabled",
      };
      props.tiktokIsBrandedContent = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is Branded Content",
        description: "If true, the post is branded content",
      };
      props.tiktokIsYourBrand = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is Your Brand",
        description: "If true, the content belongs to your brand",
      };
      props.tiktokIsAiGenerated = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is AI Generated",
        description: "If true, the content is AI-generated",
      };
      props.tiktokTitle = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Title",
        description: "Title for image posts. Must be less than 90 characters. Has no effect on video posts. Defaults to the first 90 characters of the post text.",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.tiktokAutoAddMusic = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Auto Add Music",
        description: "If true, automatically add recommended music to photo posts. Has no effect on video posts.",
        optional: true,
        default: false,
      };
      props.tiktokIsDraft = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is Draft",
        description: "If true, post as a draft",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.tiktokImageCoverIndex = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Image Cover Index",
        description: "Index of the image (starts from 0) to use as the cover for carousel posts. Only applicable for TikTok slideshows.",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.tiktokVideoCoverTimestamp = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Video Cover Timestamp",
        description: "Location in milliseconds of the video to use as the cover image. Only applicable for videos. If not provided, the frame at 0 milliseconds will be used.",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "pinterest":
      props.pinterestBoardId = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Board ID",
        description: "Pinterest board ID. To get your board ID, go to the Remix screen, create a draft Pinterest post, and click 'Publish'.",
      };
      props.pinterestTitle = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Pin Title",
        description: "Pin title",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.pinterestAltText = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Pin Alt Text",
        description: "Pin alternative text",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.pinterestLink = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Pin Link",
        description: "Pin URL link",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "threads":
      props.threadsReplyControl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Reply Control",
        description: "Who can reply",
        options: [
          "everyone",
          "accounts_you_follow",
          "mentioned_only",
        ],
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "youtube":
      props.youtubeTitle = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Video Title",
        description: "Video title",
      };
      props.youtubePrivacyStatus = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Privacy Status",
        description: "Video privacy status",
        options: [
          "private",
          "public",
          "unlisted",
        ],
      };
      props.youtubeShouldNotifySubscribers = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Notify Subscribers",
        description: "If true, subscribers will be notified",
      };
      props.youtubeIsMadeForKids = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is Made For Kids",
        description: "If true, marks the video as made for kids",
        optional: true,
        default: false,
      };
      props.youtubeContainsSyntheticMedia = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Contains Synthetic Media",
        description: "If true, the media contains synthetic content, such as AI images, AI videos, or AI avatars",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    }

    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      accountId,
      text,
      mediaUrls,
      targetType,
      additionalPosts,
      scheduledTime,
    } = this;

    // Set platform based on targetType - "webhook" becomes "other", all others use targetType value
    const platform = targetType === "webhook"
      ? "other"
      : targetType;

    // Build content object
    const content = {
      text,
      mediaUrls,
      platform,
    };

    // Parse and add additional posts if provided
    if (additionalPosts) {
      try {
        content.additionalPosts = typeof additionalPosts === "string"
          ? JSON.parse(additionalPosts)
          : additionalPosts;
      } catch (error) {
        throw new Error("Invalid JSON format in Additional Posts");
      }
    }

    // Build target object based on targetType - axios will automatically exclude undefined values
    const target = {
      targetType,
    };

    switch (targetType) {
    case "webhook":
      target.url = this.webhookUrl;
      break;
    case "linkedin":
      target.pageId = this.linkedinPageId;
      break;
    case "facebook":
      target.pageId = this.facebookPageId;
      target.mediaType = this.facebookMediaType;
      break;
    case "instagram":
      target.mediaType = this.instagramMediaType;
      target.altText = this.instagramAltText;
      break;
    case "tiktok":
      target.privacyLevel = this.tiktokPrivacyLevel;
      target.disabledComments = this.tiktokDisabledComments;
      target.disabledDuet = this.tiktokDisabledDuet;
      target.disabledStitch = this.tiktokDisabledStitch;
      target.isBrandedContent = this.tiktokIsBrandedContent;
      target.isYourBrand = this.tiktokIsYourBrand;
      target.isAiGenerated = this.tiktokIsAiGenerated;
      target.title = this.tiktokTitle;
      target.autoAddMusic = this.tiktokAutoAddMusic;
      target.isDraft = this.tiktokIsDraft;
      target.imageCoverIndex = this.tiktokImageCoverIndex
        ? parseInt(this.tiktokImageCoverIndex)
        : undefined;
      target.videoCoverTimestamp = this.tiktokVideoCoverTimestamp
        ? parseInt(this.tiktokVideoCoverTimestamp)
        : undefined;
      break;
    case "pinterest":
      target.boardId = this.pinterestBoardId;
      target.title = this.pinterestTitle;
      target.altText = this.pinterestAltText;
      target.link = this.pinterestLink;
      break;
    case "threads":
      target.replyControl = this.threadsReplyControl;
      break;
    case "youtube":
      target.title = this.youtubeTitle;
      target.privacyStatus = this.youtubePrivacyStatus;
      target.shouldNotifySubscribers = this.youtubeShouldNotifySubscribers;
      target.isMadeForKids = this.youtubeIsMadeForKids;
      target.containsSyntheticMedia = this.youtubeContainsSyntheticMedia;
      break;
    }

    // Build the request body - axios will automatically exclude undefined values
    const data = {
      post: {
        accountId,
        content,
        target,
      },
      scheduledTime,
    };

    const response = await this.blotato._makeRequest({
      $,
      method: "POST",
      path: "/v2/posts",
      data,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully submitted post. Post Submission ID: ${response.postSubmissionId}`);

    return response;
  },
};

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
Blotato	`blotato`	`app`	This component uses the Blotato app.
Account ID	`accountId`	`string`	The ID of the connected account for publishing the post
Text	`text`	`string`	The main textual content of the post
Media URLs	`mediaUrls`	`string[]`	An array of media URLs attached to the post. The URLs must originate from the blotato.com domain. See the Upload Media section for more info.
Target Type	`targetType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`webhooktwitterlinkedinfacebookinstagrampinteresttiktokthreadsblueskyyoutube`
Additional Posts	`additionalPosts`	`string`	A JSON array of additional posts for thread-like posts (e.g., Twitter, Bluesky, Threads). Each post should have `text` and `mediaUrls` properties. Example: `[{"text": "Second post", "mediaUrls": []}]`
Scheduled Time	`scheduledTime`	`string`	The timestamp (ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ`) when the post should be published. If not provided, the post will be published immediately.

Action Authentication#

Blotato uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Blotato account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Blotato APIs in both code and no-code steps.

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