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Connect Google Drive to Formatting

Use 12 documented Google Drive triggers to run 22 documented Formatting actions.

12 source triggers
22 target actions

Why Connect Google Drive & Formatting?

Start with a Google Drive event

Choose from 12 documented triggers, including Changes to Files in Drive, Changes to Specific Files, Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive).

Run a Formatting action

Send the event into one of 22 documented actions, such as [Data] Convert JSON to String, [Data] Parse JSON, [Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time.

Map and review the workflow

Choose the fields and conditions for the workflow, then test the result before activation.

Available Triggers & Actions

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Triggers (12)

Changes to Files in Drive

Emit new event when a change is made to one of the specified files. See the documentation

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Changes to Specific Files

Watches for changes to specific files, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files. To watch for changes to shared drive files, use the **Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)** source instead.

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Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)

Watches for changes to specific files in a shared drive, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files

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New Access Proposal

Emit new event when a new access proposal is requested in Google Drive

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New Files (Instant)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your linked Google Drive

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New Files (Polling)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your linked Google Drive

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New Files (Shared Drive)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your shared Google Drive

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New or Modified Comments (Instant)

Emit new event when a comment is created or modified in the selected file

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New or Modified Comments (Polling)

Emit new event when a comment is created or modified in the selected file

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New or Modified Files (Instant)

Emit new event when a file in the selected Drive is created, modified or trashed.

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New or Modified Files (Polling)

Emit new event when a file in the selected Drive is created, modified or trashed. See the documentation

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New or Modified Folders (Instant)

Emit new event when a folder is created or modified in the selected Drive

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Actions (24)

Add Comment

Add an unanchored comment to a Google Doc (general feedback, no text highlighting). See the documentation

Copy File

Create a copy of the specified file. See the documentation for more information

Create Folder

Create a new empty folder. See the documentation for more information

Create New File From Template

Create a new Google Docs file from a template. Optionally include placeholders in the template document that will get replaced from this action. See documentation

Create New File From Text

Create a new file from plain text. See the documentation for more information

Create Shared Drive

Create a new shared drive. See the documentation for more information

Delete Comment

Delete a specific comment (Requires ownership or permissions). See the documentation

Delete File

Permanently delete a file or folder without moving it to the trash. See the documentation for more information

Delete Reply

Delete a reply on a specific comment. See the documentation for more information

Delete Shared Drive

Delete a shared drive without any content. See the documentation for more information

Download File

Download a file from Google Drive to the /tmp directory or return its contents as a buffer. Use to fetch a file's contents for processing in downstream steps — e.g., parsing a CSV, extracting text from a PDF, or re-uploading to another service. For Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Apps Script), exports to an Office-compatible format by default: Docs → .docx, Sheets → .xlsx, Slides → .pptx, Drawings → PNG, Apps Script → JSON. Pass mimeType to force a specific format. Shortcuts are resolved to their target automatically. Folders, Forms, and My Maps cannot be downloaded via this action. See the documentation

Find File

Search for a specific file by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Folder

Search for a specific folder by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Forms

List Google Form documents or search for a Form by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Spreadsheets

Search for a specific spreadsheet by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Get Comment By ID

Get comment by ID on a specific file. See the documentation for more information

Get Current User

Retrieve Google Drive account metadata for the authenticated user via about.get, including display name, email, permission ID, and storage quota. Useful when flows or agents need to confirm the active Google identity or understand available storage. See the documentation.

Get File By ID

Get info on a specific file. See the documentation for more information

Get Folder ID for a Path

Retrieve a folderId for a path. See the documentation for more information

Get Reply By ID

Get reply by ID on a specific comment. See the documentation for more information

Get Shared Drive

Get metadata for one or all shared drives. See the documentation for more information

Is Folder Ancestor

Check if a specific folder is anywhere in the parent hierarchy of a file or folder. See the documentation

List Access Proposals

List access proposals for a file or folder. See the documentation

List Comments

List all comments on a file. See the documentation

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Actions (22)

[Data] Convert JSON to String

Convert an object to a JSON format string

[Data] Parse JSON

Parse a JSON string

[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time

Add or subtract time from a given input

[Date/Time] Compare Dates

Get the duration between two dates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds along with checking if they are the same.

[Date/Time] Format

Format a date string to another date string. For more examples on formatting, see the Sugar Date Format documentation.

[Numbers] Format Currency

Format a number as a currency

[Numbers] Format Number

Format a number to a new style. Does not perform any rounding or padding of the number.

[Text] Convert HTML to Markdown

Convert valid HTML to Markdown text

[Text] Convert HTML to text

Convert valid HTML to text

[Text] Convert Markdown to HTML

Convert Markdown text to HTML

[Text] Decode URL

Decode a URL string

[Text] Encode URL

Encode a string as a URL

[Text] Extract by Regular Expression

Find a match for a regular expression pattern. Returns all matched groups with start and end position.

[Text] Extract Email Address

Find an email address out of a text field. Finds the first email address only.

[Text] Extract Number

Find a number out of a text field. Finds the first number only.

[Text] Extract Phone Number

Find a complete phone number out of a text field. Finds the first number only.

[Text] Extract URL

Find a web URL out of a text field. Finds the first URL only.

[Text] Replace Text

Replace all instances of any character, word or phrase in the text with another character, word or phrase.

[Text] Set Default Value

Return a default value if the text is empty

[Text] Split Text

Split the text on a character or word and return one or all segments

[Text] Transform Case

Transform case for a text input

[Text] Trim Whitespace

Removes leading and trailing whitespace

Integration Features

12 documented Google Drive triggers
22 documented Formatting actions
Configurable field mapping
Conditional workflow steps
Execution monitoring

Capability Examples

Google Drive trigger → Formatting action

Catalog example
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Changes to Files in Drive

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[Data] Convert JSON to String

How It Works

1

Connect Apps

Authenticate your Google Drive and Formatting accounts

2

Choose a Trigger

Select a documented Google Drive event

3

Choose an Action

Select the documented Formatting operation to run

Test and Review

Verify field mapping and provider responses before activation

Frequently Asked Questions

Integration Benefits

Trigger-driven Workflows

Start the supported direction from one of 12 documented Google Drive triggers.

Automated Actions

Run one of 22 documented Formatting actions after the selected trigger fires.

Provider Authentication

Review the authentication requirements published by each provider before activating the workflow.

Guided Configuration

Select a documented trigger, choose a target action, and map the fields required by the workflow.

Field Mapping

Map the fields exposed by the selected trigger and action, then review the required provider inputs.

Execution Review

Test the workflow and review provider responses before relying on it in production.

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