Email by Zapier + Google Drive

Upload new inbound emails from Email by Zapier to Google Drive as files

Easily manage your digital files with this workflow. Whenever a new inbound email arrives in Email by Zapier, the attached files are instantly uploaded to your Google Drive. This simple yet effective automation helps you save time and keeps your Google Drive organized by storing your email attachments effortlessly.

When this happens...
New Inbound Email
Triggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom zapiermail.com address.
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Upload File
Triggers when any new file is added (inside of any folder).
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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

- Email AddressRequired
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Free Test Limitation
- ToRequired
- SubjectRequired
- Body (HTML or Plain)Required
- Attachment
- From Name
- Reply To
- Cc
- Bcc
- Force Linebreaks?
- Enable read receipts?
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- Include Deleted Files?
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
- Include Deleted
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
- FileRequired
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency Key
Action
Write

- FileRequired
- Drive
- FolderRequired
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File to ReplaceRequired
- FileRequired
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency Key
Action
Write

- FileRequired
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
Action
Write
Delete File
This action will delete a file in Google Drive. You will need to provide the file ID.
Action
Write
- FilenameRequired
- Search Type
- Drive
- Folder
- File Types
Action
Search
- Folder NameRequired
- Search Type
- Drive
- Parent Folder
Action
Search
- Folder NameRequired
- Search Type
- Drive
- Parent Folder
Action
Search or write

- Setup Directions
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Drive
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- FileRequired
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- Drive
- Parent Folder
- Folder NameRequired
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File NameRequired
- File ContentRequired
- Convert to Document?
Action
Write
- Drive
- File IdRequired
- Sharing PreferenceRequired
- Organization Domain
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File to Replace
- File/Folder Name
- Rename Folder?
- Extension Copy
Action
Write
Retrieve Files from Google Drive
This action sends a GET request to the Google Drive API to retrieve a list of files based on specific query parameters.
Action
Write
- Drive
- File or Folder IDRequired
Action
Search
- Info
- Filename
- Search Type
- Drive
- Folder
- File Types
- Maximum Number of Results
Action
Search
- FilenameRequired
- Search Type
- Drive
- Folder
- File Types
- FileRequired
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency Key
Action
Search or write

About Email by Zapier

Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.) Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!

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About Google Drive

Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.

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Email by Zapier + Google Drive

Upload new inbound emails from Email by Zapier to Google Drive as files

New Inbound Email

Send Outbound Email

Free Test Limitation

Attachment

From Name

Reply To

Cc

Bcc

Force Linebreaks?

Enable read receipts?

New File in Folder

Drive

Folder

Include Deleted Files?

Updated File

Drive

Folder

Include Deleted

Upload File

Drive

Folder

Convert to Document?

File Name

File Extension

Idempotency Key

Move File

Drive

Replace File

Drive

Folder

Convert to Document?

File Name

File Extension

Idempotency Key

Create Shortcut

Drive

Folder

API Request (Beta)

Query String Parameters

Headers

Additional Request Headers

Body

Delete File

Find a File

Search Type

Drive

Folder

File Types

Find a Folder

Search Type

Drive

Parent Folder

Find or Create Folder

Search Type

Drive

Parent Folder

New Read Receipt

Setup Directions

New File

Drive

New Folder

Drive

Folder

Copy File

Convert to Document?

File Name

Drive

Folder

Create Folder

Drive

Parent Folder

Create File From Text

Drive

Folder

Convert to Document?

Add File Sharing Preference

Drive

Organization Domain