Google Drive

Upload files to Google Drive, find, copy and delete them, and create and manage folders.

Needs a Google Drive connection — 

Pick a saved connection in the Credential field, or create one from there. It signs in with an OAuth2.

Create a connection →

What it does

The Google Drive node works on two kinds of things (Resource):

• File: List or Search files, Get one file’s details, Create (upload) a file, Copy a file, or Delete it.
• Folder: List your folders, Get one folder, Create a folder, or Delete it.

Create uploads the file that the previous node produced (the key in Binary source, data by default). If the incoming item has no file under that key, the text in Content becomes the file. Delete removes the file or folder for good, without going through the Drive trash.

The node works with file details (name, type, dates, link), not file contents: Get does not download the file.

When to use it

• Save a screenshot, a CSV export or a generated report to a Drive folder.
• Make a dated copy of a template document each week.
• Find files by name or type and send their links in a message.
• Create a folder per client or per project from a form entry.

Inputs and settings

Pour tous les choix

Réglage	Type	Ce que cela fait
Credential OBLIG.(obligatoire)	Credential	The Credential to use to make request.

10 choix · choisissez Resource and Operation pour voir ses réglages

File

ListGetCreateDeleteCopySearch

Folder

ListGetCreateDelete

Réglages de File · List

Réglage	Type	Ce que cela fait
Search Query	Text	Search query for files/folders.
Page Size	Number	Number of results per page (1-1000). Par défaut : 100

Affichage des réglages de File · List

Need an operation that isn't listed? — 

Call the Google Drive API yourself with the HTTP Request node, and pick the same connection in its Credential field.

Use HTTP Request →

• Search Query uses Google Drive’s search syntax, for example name contains 'invoice', mimeType = 'application/pdf', or both joined with and. On File → List it is optional; leave it empty to list all files.
• Folder → List returns all your folders that are not in the trash.
• Parent ID picks the folder to create or copy into. Leave it empty to use the top of your Drive. File ID, Folder ID and Parent ID are lists loaded from your Drive once the credential is set; you can also map an id from a previous step, such as {{ $input.id }}.
• MIME Type is optional: without it, the type of the incoming file is used, for example image/png for a screenshot.

Outputs

• Output

• Each file or folder has id, name, mimeType, createdTime, modifiedTime and webViewLink, the link that opens it in Drive.
• List and Search return a list of these, up to Page Size (100 by default). Use Split Out to handle them one per item.
• Create and Copy return the new file, so you can share {{ $input.webViewLink }} in the next step.
• Delete returns success, deleted and the id of the file or folder.

Dependencies and credentials

• Credential (connection, OAuth2): required. See Create a connection.

Google Drive connects by signing in to your Google account (OAuth). You first create your own Google OAuth client once, with the Google Drive API enabled: follow Create your OAuth client. Then create a Google Drive credential, paste the Client ID and Client Secret, click Check connection and approve the Google window. AWFlow asks for full access to your Drive, which it needs to list, copy and delete files it did not create itself. The sign-in is kept and refreshed for you. See also Create a credential.

Example workflow

1. A Context Menu trigger runs when you right-click a page.
2. Screenshot Page captures the page as a file under the key data.
3. Google Drive, File → Create, Name {{ $('Context Menu').tabTitle }}.png, Parent ID your Screenshots folder.
4. Clipboard Write copies {{ $input.webViewLink }} so you can paste the link anywhere.

Common issues

• The uploaded file contains text instead of your file. No file arrived under the key in Binary source, so Content was used. Check the key name the previous node uses.
• “Google Drive Error: … File not found”. The id is wrong, or the file is in a shared drive or folder your account cannot open.
• “Google Drive Error: … Invalid Value” on List or Search. Search Query is not valid Drive syntax. Put text values in single quotes, for example name contains 'report'.
• “… insufficient authentication scopes” or a 403 error. The Google Drive API is not enabled for your OAuth client, or the sign-in is older than the current permissions. Enable the API, then click Check connection again on the credential.

Related nodes

• Google Sheets: read and write spreadsheet values.
• Convert to File: turn data into a file to upload.
• Gmail: send the file or its link by email.
• Microsoft 365: OneDrive instead.