Action: Create File From Text

Google Drive Operation

The Create File From Text action generates a new file containing the provided text content.

Example User Story

I want to create a new text file in Google Drive with specific content so that I can store and share my notes easily.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
fileName	String	Yes
fileContent	String	Yes
folderId	String	No
mimeType	String	No

Related Connections

Google Drive

Related Automations

Example link

Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "create-file-from-text",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Create File From Text",
    "description": "Creates a new file in Google Drive with the provided text content."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "fileName",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Name of the file to be created."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "fileContent",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Text content to be written into the file."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "folderId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "ID of the folder where the file will be created. If not provided, the file will be created in the root directory."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "mimeType",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "MIME type of the file. Defaults to 'text/plain'."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "fileId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["id"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "ID of the created file."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "fileUrl",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["webViewLink"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "URL to view the file in Google Drive."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/upload/drive/v3/files",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "queryParams": {
          "uploadType": "multipart"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "--boundary\\r\\nContent-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8\\r\\n\\r\\n{\"name\": \"{{fileName}}\", \"parents\": [\"{{folderId}}\"], \"mimeType\": \"{{mimeType}}\"}\\r\\n\\r\\n--boundary\\r\\nContent-Type: {{mimeType}}\\r\\n\\r\\n{{fileContent}}\\r\\n--boundary--",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "fileName",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Name of the file to be created.",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "folderId",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "ID of the folder where the file will be created.",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "mimeType",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "MIME type of the file.",
              "required": false,
              "default": "text/plain"
            },
            {
              "name": "fileContent",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Text content to be written into the file.",
              "required": true
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}