Google Drive - Store a file

Use the Google Drive - Store a file action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. to store a file in a Google Drive account. For more information about the Google Drive connector, see Google Drive.

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Configure the Google Drive - Store a file action

Important: Before inserting variables in the action configuration, you must manually type or select the values and populate other dependent fields in order to retrieve the output data. Once configured, you can insert variables to the required fields.

  1. Open the action in the configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action. Drag the Google Drive - Store a file action to the designer canvas.
  1. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection on the Connections page. See the Google Drive connector page for details on creating a Google Drive connection.
  2. Select a variable representing the source File you want to store. Use the Get a file action to retrieve a file and assign that file to a variable to use here.
  3. Select the Drive you want to store the file in.
  4. Select a destination type. The option presented is dependent on the destination type selected:
    1. The Folder path to where you want to store the file. You can also browse the file structure using the browse icon ().
    2. The Folder ID of the folder where you want to store the file.
  5. Select whether to Overwrite file, if it will have the same name as an existing file.
  6. Select or create a variable for the Result output.

Google Drive - Store a file action fields and settings

Section Field Description Variable types
(unlabeled) Connection Credentials and other settings required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

The Google Drive connection to the drive that the file will be stored in.

To refresh the available connections, click Refresh.

 (n/a)
Source File The source file. Text, Collection
Destination Drive The drive where you want the file to be stored. Text
  Select a destination type

The destination type which will be used to store the file.

  • Folder path

  • Folder ID

Boolean
  Folder path The path to where you want to store the file. You can also browse the folder structure using the browse icon (). Text
  Folder ID The ID of the folder where you want to store the file.

The folder ID can be retrieved by using the Google Drive - Get file metadata action's ID output .

 Text
  Overwrite file? Select whether to overwrite a file, if it has the same name as an existing file. Boolean
Output

Output

Stores the result of the action in an object with the following variables:

  • ID: The ID of the file.
  • Parent ID: The ID of the parent file.
  • Drive ID: ID of the shared drive the file resides in.
  • Name: The name of the file
  • Path: The path of the file.
  • Created On: The date the file was created.
  • Download Link: Short lived download URL for the file.
  • Is Folder: Boolean variable for if it's a folder.
  • MIME Type: The MIME type of the file.
  • Modified On: The last date the file was modified.
  • Modified By (Email): The email of the user who last modified the file.
  • Modified By (Display Name): The display name of the user who last modified the file.
  • Size (bytes): The size of the file.
  • Starred: Boolean value for if the file is starred.
  • Trashed: Boolean value for if the file is trashed.
  • View Link: A link only available on public files for viewing their static web assets.

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