Google Drive + Switchboard Canvas

Create images in Switchboard Canvas from new files in Google Drive

Transform your Google Drive storage into a creative hub with this workflow. When a new file appears in your Google Drive, it triggers the creation of an image in the Switchboard Canvas app. This efficient process lets you streamline your visual content production by facilitating automatic image creation from your latest Google Drive files, saving you the hassle and time of manual transfers.

When this happens...
New File
Triggers when any new file is added (inside of any folder).
TriggerScheduled
automatically do this!
Create Image
Create an image via API.
ActionWrite

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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

- 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
- TemplateRequired
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

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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