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# Action: Create File From Text

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<p align="center">The Create File From Text action generates a new file containing the provided text content.</p>

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#### 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](/human-connections/google/google-drive-individual.md)

### 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
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

```

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