Connect Vitally to Google Drive

Use 1 documented Vitally triggers to run 24 documented Google Drive actions.

1 source triggers

24 target actions

Reverse direction supported

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Why Connect Vitally & Google Drive?

Start with a Vitally event

Choose from 1 documented triggers, including New User Created.

Run a Google Drive action

Send the event into one of 24 documented actions, such as Add Comment, Copy File, Create Folder.

Map and review the workflow

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

Available Triggers & Actions

Vitally

Triggers (1)

New User Created

Emit new event when a new user is created.

polling

Actions (3)

Create Message

Create a new message. See the documentation

Create Note

Create a new note. See the documentation

Create Task

Create a new task. See the documentation

Google Drive

Triggers (12)

Changes to Files in Drive

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

polling

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.

polling

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

polling

New Access Proposal

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

polling

New Files (Instant)

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

webhook

New Files (Polling)

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

polling

New Files (Shared Drive)

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

polling

New or Modified Comments (Instant)

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

webhook

New or Modified Comments (Polling)

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

polling

New or Modified Files (Instant)

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

webhook

New or Modified Files (Polling)

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

polling

New or Modified Folders (Instant)

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

webhook

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