Action: Upload File

Google Drive Operation

The Upload File action transfers a file from a local source to Google Drive.

Example User Story

I want to upload a file to Google Drive so that I can store and share it with others.

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": "upload-file",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Upload File",
    "description": "Uploads a file to Google Drive."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "fileName",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Name of the file to upload."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "fileContent",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Base64 encoded content of the file."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "folderId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "ID of the folder where the file will be uploaded. If not provided, the file will be uploaded to the root directory."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "mimeType",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "MIME type of the file. If not provided, it will be auto-detected."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "fileId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["id"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "ID of the uploaded file."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "fileUrl",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["webViewLink"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "URL to view the uploaded file."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/upload/drive/v3/files",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "queryParams": {
          "uploadType": "media"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\n  \"name\": \"{{fileName}}\",\n  \"parents\": [\"{{folderId}}\"]\n}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "fileName",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Name of the file to upload.",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "folderId",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "ID of the folder where the file will be uploaded.",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}