Google Drive

Description

Module for managing files in Google Drive: list, upload and download files. Includes sub-nodes for different operations.

Requirements

• Google OAuth credential configured with Google Drive permissions (drive.file or drive)

Configuration

Available Sub-nodes

1. List Drive Files

Lists files and folders from your Google Drive with optional filters.

Field	Type	Required	Description
credentials_id	credentials	Yes	Google OAuth account
pageSize	number	No	Number of files (1-100). Default: 10
driveQuery	text	No	Drive search filter
folderId	text	No	Folder ID to list. Empty = root
outputKey	text	No	Output field. Default: files

Filter examples (driveQuery):

• name contains 'report' — files containing “report” in the name
• mimeType='application/pdf' — PDFs only
• modifiedTime > '2024-01-01' — modified after a date
• name contains 'invoice' and mimeType='application/pdf' — combine filters

2. Upload to Drive

Uploads a file to Google Drive from the workflow data.

Field	Type	Required	Description
credentials_id	credentials	Yes	Google OAuth account
fileName	text	Yes	File name in Drive
mimeType	select	No	File type (PDF, image, text, etc.)
parentFolderId	text	No	Destination folder ID. Empty = root
fileContentKey	text	No	Field with the content. Default: fileContent

Typical flow:

1. A previous node generates or downloads content and saves it in fileContent
2. This node uploads that content to Drive with the specified name

3. Download from Drive

Downloads the content of a Google Drive file by its ID.

Field	Type	Required	Description
credentials_id	credentials	Yes	Google OAuth account
fileId	text	No	Direct file ID (or variable {{fileId}})
fileIdKey	text	No	Field in input data with the ID. Default: fileId
outputKey	text	No	Output field. Default: fileContent

How to get the fileId:

• From the “List Drive Files” node: use {{id}} from the result
• From the Drive URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/THIS_IS_THE_ID/view

Output

List Drive Files

{
  "files": [
    {
      "id": "1aBcDeF...",
      "name": "Reporte Q1.pdf",
      "mimeType": "application/pdf",
      "size": "245000",
      "createdTime": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "modifiedTime": "2024-02-01T08:00:00Z",
      "webViewLink": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aBcDeF.../view"
    }
  ]
}

Upload to Drive

{
  "uploadedFile": {
    "id": "1aBcDeF...",
    "name": "documento.pdf",
    "webViewLink": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aBcDeF.../view",
    "mimeType": "application/pdf",
    "size": "245000"
  }
}

Download from Drive

{
  "fileContent": "<binary file content>"
}

Usage Example

Typical workflow

[List Drive Files] -> [Iterator] -> [Download from Drive] -> [Send Email with attachment]
     | search PDFs       | per file          | download           | send

Common Errors

Error	Cause	Solution
credentials_id is required	No Google account selected	Configure a Google OAuth credential
fileContent is required	The content field is empty	Verify the previous node generates data in the specified field
File not found	The fileId doesn’t exist or you don’t have access	Verify the ID and account permissions

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