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# Action: Upload File

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<p align="center">The Upload File action transfers a file from a local source to Google Drive.</p>

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

### 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
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

```

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