Automate tasks with Google Drive
Google Drive is a free cloud-based storage service that enables users to store and access files online.
https://drive.google.com
Automate tasks with Google Drive and streamline your workflow. With this integration, you can manage your files efficiently and effortlessly.
Triggers:
- Obtain the download URL of a file (CSV, ZIP, PDF): Check if a document exists and return its download URL in the specified formats.
- Extract the next new document from a search: Return the first document whose title matches a specific search, even within the trash.
Actions:
- Save a file to Drive: Upload a new file to Google Drive, specifying the name and folder where it will be stored.
- Save text to Drive: Create a new document in Google Drive with the provided content, allowing you to specify the name and destination folder.
This integration enables you to automate tasks such as saving a user's tweets to Drive weekly, downloading and uploading CSV spreadsheets to Dropbox or S3, sharing them on Telegram, copying text documents from Dropbox to Drive, saving new RSS feed posts, automatically converting Excel files attached in Telegram to Google Sheets, saving email attachments received in Google Drive, and storing images received via WhatsApp in Drive.
Common errors:
If you encounter the error 'Request had insufficient authentication scopes' when connecting your Google Drive account to Botize, it means you did not select all the necessary permissions. Depending on the automation you wish to perform, you should select the appropriate permissions such as read, write, or manage. You can reconnect your account from the 'Add a new profile' button at https://botize.com/es/app/drive and ensure you select the correct permissions.
Triggers
The trigger is the event that starts the automation.
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Obtain the file download URL in CSV, ZIP or PDF format
Check if a document exists and return the URL for its download in CSV, ZIP, and PDF formats.
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Extract the next new document for a search
Returns the first document whose title matches a given search and optionally within a specific folder. This method also allows you to search for documents within the trash folder.
Actions
The action is what happens automatically, without you having to do anything else.
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Save file to Drive
Upload a new file to Google Drive, being able to specify the name and the folder where it will be saved.
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Save a text to Drive
Creates a new document in Google Drive with the provided text, being able to specify the name and the folder where it will be saved.
Common Errors
Request had insufficient authentication scopes
This error occurs when, during the connection of your Google Drive account to Botize, you didn’t select all the required permissions. Depending on the type of automation you want to create (for example, reading files, creating folders, or uploading documents), you must select the corresponding scopes such as read, write, or manage. You can reconnect your account by clicking the 'Add a new profile' button at https://botize.com/en/app/drive and make sure to select the appropriate permissions.