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Connect Google Drive to Zendesk

Use 12 documented Google Drive triggers to run 24 documented Zendesk actions.

12 source triggers
24 target actions
Reverse direction supported

Why Connect Google Drive & Zendesk?

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 Zendesk action

Send the event into one of 24 documented actions, such as Add Ticket Tags, Create Ticket, Delete Ticket.

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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Triggers (10)

Locale Updated

Emit new event when a locale has been updated

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New Side Conversation

Emit new event when a side conversation is created on a ticket. See the documentation

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New Side Conversation Reply

Emit new event when a reply is added to an existing side conversation on a ticket. See the documentation

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New Ticket (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket is created

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New Ticket Added to View (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket is added to the specified view

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New Ticket Comment Added (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket comment has been added

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Ticket Closed (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket has changed to closed status

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Ticket Pending (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket has changed to pending status

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Ticket Solved (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket has changed to solved status

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Ticket Updated (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket has been updated

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Actions (24)

Add Ticket Tags

Add tags to a ticket (appends to existing tags). See the documentation.

Create Ticket

Creates a ticket. See the documentation.

Delete Ticket

Deletes a ticket. See the documentation.

Get Article

Retrieves an article by its ID. See the documentation.

Get Macro

Retrieves a macro by its ID. See the documentation.

Get Side Conversation

Retrieve a single Zendesk side conversation by ID (UUID, e.g. 8566255a-ece5-11e8-857d-493066fa7b17). Use **List Side Conversations** to discover IDs for a given ticket. Set includeEvents to true to sideload the conversation's events (creation, replies, state changes). See the documentation.

Get Ticket Info

Retrieves information about a specific ticket. See the documentation.

Get User Info

Retrieves information about a specific user. See the documentation.

List Active Macros

Lists all active shared and personal macros available to the current user. See the documentation.

List Articles

Retrieves a list of articles. See the documentation.

List Fields Options

Retrieves available options for the Fields field.

List Locales

Retrieves all locales. See the documentation.

List Macro Category Options

Retrieves available options for the Macro Category field.

List Macros

Retrieves all macros. See the documentation.

List Side Conversations

Retrieve all side conversations on a Zendesk ticket. Side conversations are collaboration threads attached to a ticket (email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, or linked child tickets). Use **Get Side Conversation** to fetch a single side conversation by ID. Set includeEvents to true to sideload each conversation's events (creation, replies, state changes). See the documentation.

List Ticket Comments

Retrieves all comments for a specific ticket. See the documentation.

List Tickets

Retrieves a list of tickets. See the documentation.

Remove Ticket Tags

Remove specific tags from a ticket. See the documentation.

Search Articles

Searches Help Center articles. See the documentation.

Search Community Posts

Searches Help Center community posts. See the documentation.

Search Help Center

Searches across knowledge base articles, community posts, and external records using the Zendesk unified Guide search. See the documentation.

Search Macros

Search for macros by name. See the documentation.

Search Tickets

Searches for tickets using Zendesk's search API. See the documentation.

Set Custom Ticket Fields

Sets one or more custom field values on a ticket. See the documentation.

Integration Features

12 documented Google Drive triggers
24 documented Zendesk actions
Configurable field mapping
Conditional workflow steps
Execution monitoring
A supported Zendesk to Google Drive direction

Capability Examples

Google Drive trigger → Zendesk action

Catalog example
Google DriveGoogle Drive

Changes to Files in Drive

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Add Ticket Tags

Zendesk trigger → Google Drive action

Reverse direction
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Locale Updated

Google DriveGoogle Drive

Add Comment

How It Works

1

Connect Apps

Authenticate your Google Drive and Zendesk accounts

2

Choose a Trigger

Select a documented Google Drive event

3

Choose an Action

Select the documented Zendesk 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 24 documented Zendesk 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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