Email by Zapier + Google Drive Integrations
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Email AddressRequired
Customize the private email address associated with your mailbox. Be sure to use lowercase and numbers only. Just forward emails to this address to trigger this Zap. Want to receive to your own email address? Try Mailgun, IMAP, Mandrill, or Gmail instead.
Try ItToRequired
Can be a comma separated list of emails. Limited to 5.
SubjectRequired
Body (HTML or Plain)Required
You can place HTML in here and we will send it as is. If this is plain text, we will try to convert it to some very basic HTML for greater client compatibility.
Attachment
A file object to be attached to the email. Plain text content will converted into a txt file and attached. Please note, if the file is over ~10mb or so, you should explore using other email sending techniques (like Gmail or SMTP).
From Name
This will be your "display name" when sending. Want to send from your own email address? Try Mailgun, IMAP, Mandrill or Gmail apps instead.
Reply To
Specify a reply address other than your own.
Cc
Can be a comma separated list of emails. Limited to 5.
Bcc
Can be a comma separated list of emails. Limited to 5.
Force Linebreaks?
Set this to "yes" if your emails are received without line breaks or spacing.
Enable read receipts?
Want to be notified when this email is opened? Set this to to
Trueand set up a Zap using theNew Read Receipttrigger.
Drive
The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
Folder
Check a specific folder for new files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new files added to subfolders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.
Try ItDrive
The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
Folder
Check a specific folder for updated files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: files updated within 5 minutes after creation or located in subfolders of the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.
Include Deleted
Should this trigger also on files that are deleted?
Try It
Setup Directions
In order to trigger when emails are opened, this must be paired with a separate Zap using the Send Outbound Email action, with the Enable Read Receipts? field set to
True.To test with a live email, send an email to yourself using your Send Outbound Email action (with read receipts enabled) and open it, then test this trigger immediately for samples. If you don't need to test with live data, click Skip Test to use static test data.
Try ItDrive
The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
Try ItDrive
The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
Folder
Check a specific folder for new subfolders. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new folders added to subfolders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.
Try ItFileRequired
File to Copy
Convert to Document?
If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
File Name
By default, we name the new copy as "Copy of {original file name}".
Drive
The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
Folder
Folder to put the new copy into. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders. Defaults to the same folder as the source file's.
How Email by Zapier + Google Drive Integrations Work
- Step 1: Authenticate Email by Zapier and Google Drive.30 seconds
- Step 2: Pick one of the apps as a trigger, which will kick off your automation.15 seconds
- Step 3: Choose a resulting action from the other app.15 seconds
- Step 4: Select the data you want to send from one app to the other.2 minutes
- That’s it! More time to work on other things.
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About Email by Zapier
Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.)
Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!
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