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Files By Zapier + Google Drive

Extract text from updated files in Google Drive using Files By Zapier

Keep your documents updated and ready for action with this efficient workflow. When a file update takes place in Google Drive, this process parses the text from the updated file using the Files By Zapier app. This is essential for instantly accessing the most current version of your file's content, keeping your work streamlined and updated at all times.

Keep your documents updated and ready for action with this efficient workflow. When a file update takes place in Google Drive, this process parses the text from the updated file using the Files By Zapier app. This is essential for instantly accessing the most current version of your file's content, keeping your work streamlined and updated at all times.

  1. When this happens...
    Google DriveGoogle Drive
    Updated File

    Triggers when a file is updated in a specific folder (but not its subfolders).

    TriggerScheduled
  2. automatically do this!
    Files By ZapierFiles By Zapier
    Text From File

    Reads a file and returns the data as text. For text based files eg. CSV, JSON, XML.

    ActionWrite
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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?
    • Drive

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Drive

    • Folder

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • FileRequired

    • Convert to Document?

    • File Name

    • Drive

    • Folder

    Action
    Write
    • Drive

    • Parent Folder

    • Folder NameRequired

    Action
    Write
    • Drive

    • Folder

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Drive

    • Folder

    • Include Deleted

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Drive

    • Folder

    • FileRequired

    • Convert to Document?

    • File Name

    • File Extension

    • Idempotency Key

    Action
    Write
    • FileRequired

    • Drive

    • FolderRequired

    Action
    Write
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About Files By Zapier

Files by Zapier allows you to import and process files including text, CSV.

Related categories

  • Content & Files
  • Zapier
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About Google Drive

Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.
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