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Google Drive integration

Cloud storage and file backup

Actions
17
Triggers
3
Auth
OAuth 2.0 or Custom auth
License
MIT, open source
Updated
September 2026

About the Google Drive integration

Add the Google Drive piece to a flow, connect your account once, and the rest of the builder can read from it and write to it. Because the piece is open source you can run it on our cloud or self-host it, and combine Google Drive with 760+ other apps in the same flow.

Triggers

Start a flow the moment something happens in Google Drive

Each trigger below can start a flow on its own, either instantly or on a schedule.

  • New File

    Triggers when a new file is added to Drive or the chosen folder.

    3 fields

  • New Folder

    Triggers when a new folder is created in Drive or the chosen folder.

    2 fields

  • New or Updated File

    Triggers when a file is created or edited. A rename counts; trashing or moving does not.

    5 fields

Actions

Everything Activepieces can do in Google Drive

Drop any of these into a flow and fill in the fields. No code is required.

  • Create Folder

    Create an empty folder in Google Drive.

    3 fields

  • Create File from Text

    Create a text, CSV or XML file from text you enter.

    5 fields

  • Upload File

    Upload a file to Google Drive.

    4 fields

  • Download File

    Download a file. Google Docs, Sheets and Slides become Office files.

    2 fields

  • Get File Information

    Get the details of a file or folder by its ID.

    2 fields

  • List Files

    List the files and folders inside a folder.

    5 fields

  • Find File or Folder

    Find files or folders by name, content or type.

    6 fields

  • Duplicate File

    Copy a file into a folder, optionally as a Google Doc or Sheet.

    5 fields

  • Save Document as PDF

    Export a Google Doc, Sheet or Slides as a PDF into a folder.

    4 fields

  • Share File or Folder

    Give a person a role on a file or folder by email.

    5 fields

  • Remove Access

    Remove a person's role from a file or folder.

    3 fields

  • Set Public Access

    Let anyone with the link open a file or folder.

    2 fields

  • Move File

    Move a file into another folder.

    3 fields

  • Delete File

    Permanently delete a file, skipping the bin.

    2 fields

  • Move File to Trash

    Move a file to the bin, where it can be restored.

    2 fields

  • Export Folder as Zip

    Download a folder and all its subfolders as one zip file.

    9 fields

  • Custom API Call

    Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint

    10 fields

Use Google Drive in a flow

Connect Google Drive once and every trigger and action above is yours to drop into the builder, alongside 760+ other apps. Free to start, on our cloud or your own servers.

Google Drive, answered.

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the Google Drive piece is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.

Add the Google Drive piece to a flow, then authenticate with OAuth 2.0 or Custom auth. Once connected, its 3 triggers and 17 actions are available anywhere in the builder.

"New File" can start a flow that runs "Create Folder", and you can chain Google Drive together with any of 760+ other apps and AI steps in between.

Yes. Activepieces is fully self-hostable, so you can run the Google Drive piece on your own infrastructure with your connections and your data staying in your environment.

Yes. Every piece you connect can be exposed over one Activepieces MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or any MCP client can call Google Drive actions as tools.