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Connect Email and Google Drive

Explore ready-made Email and Google Drive templates and start automating in minutes.

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Integrate Email with Google Drive and automate the work that moves between them — no code required.

Create a custom workflow

Every automation starts with a trigger and an action. Select one from each app to generate a workflow tailored to your needs.

Email
Trigger: Watch Emails
Google Drive
Action: Select an action
1. Select a trigger

  • Triggers when a new email is received for processing according to specified criteria.

2. Select an action

  • Makes a copy of an existing file.

  • Creates a file from a text plain.

  • Creates a new file or folder shortcut.

  • Creates a new folder.

  • Creates a new shared drive.

  • Deletes a file's revision.

  • Permanently deletes a file or folder owned by the user without moving it to the trash. 

  • Deletes a shared drive without any content.

  • Downloads a file.

  • Gets a specified file's revision.

  • Retrieves a file or folder path for an ID.

  • Gets a share link for file or folder.

  • Gets a shared drive's metadata by ID.

  • This is the module to maintain/edit google-custom connection

  • Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

  • Moves a file or folder to a different location in Google Drive.

  • Moves a file or folder to trash.

  • Renames an existing folder.

  • Revokes a file or folder access.

  • Updates a file's metadata and/or content.

  • Updates an existing file's revision.

  • Updates an exisitng file or folder access.

  • Updates an existing shared drive. For admins only.

  • Uploads a new file.

Select a trigger and an action

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Triggers and actions

Explore what you can automate between Email and Google Drive.

Copy a File
Makes a copy of an existing file.
Action
Copy an Email
Copies an email or a draft into a selected folder.
Action
Create a Draft
Creates and adds a new draft to a selected folder.
Action
Create a File from Text
Creates a file from a text plain.
Action
Create a File/Folder Shortcut
Creates a new file or folder shortcut.
Action
Create a Folder
Creates a new folder.
Action
Create a Shared Drive
Creates a new shared drive.
Action
Delete a File Revision
Deletes a file's revision.
Action
Delete a File/Folder
Permanently deletes a file or folder owned by the user without moving it to the trash. 
Action
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Save email attachments to Google Drive

Every time you receive an email with an attachment, Make will automatically save that attachment to a specified folder in Google Drive. The attachment will be saved in its original format.

Save email attachments to Google Drive
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Transcribe audio files from Google Drive using OpenAI Whisper and send an email

Easily transcribe audio files stored on Google Drive with OpenAI Whisper, automate transcription, store on a Google Doc and instantly email the doc for ease of communication. Please note that the Whisper API file limit is 25mb, we have used CloudConvert to convert these files to smaller mp3 files for Whisper to transcribe.

Transcribe audio files from Google Drive using OpenAI Whisper and send an email
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Add new Google Calendar events to a Google Sheets spreadsheet as new rows and email it to a specified email address

Every time a new event is created in a Google calendar, Make will automatically add that event to your Google Sheets spreadsheet as a new row. The spreadsheet will be then sent to a specified email address. The template uses this example spreadsheet.

Add new Google Calendar events to a Google Sheets spreadsheet as new rows and email it to a specified email address
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Start by registering for Make. As a new Make user, you’ll automatically be assigned a free account. Once your account is set up, you can start creating your first scenarios. We recommend starting with our step-by-step video tutorial.

A scenario represents a workflow or a project of your own creation, and it is made up of a series of modules that automate apps and services. Creating a scenario allows you to transfer and transform data between apps and services via these modules to automate anything and improve the way you work.

Modules are the main building blocks of automation in Make. Modules represent actions that Make performs with an app, like creating, updating, or deleting data.

Mapping links the modules in your scenario. When you map an item, you connect the data retrieved by one module to another module to perform the desired action. For example, you can map email addresses and subject lines to create a spreadsheet using this data.