Google Drive + Google Sheets

Create Google Drive folders from new rows in Google Sheets

It's easy to overlook how processes can be improved when you're used to them. If you find yourself regularly creating folder structures from material on spreadsheets, try this Google Sheets-Google Drive integration. Set it up to watch any Google Sheet for new rows and, whenever Zapier sees one, a folder will be created to match, named using any combination of the cells and custom text you need.

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New Spreadsheet Row
Triggered when a new row is added to the bottom of a spreadsheet.
TriggerInstant
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Create Folder
Triggers when a new folder is added directly to a specific folder (but not its subfolders).
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Supported triggers and actions

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- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
  You must have column headers
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- No Team Drive
  If you want to use this trigger with a Sheet that resides in your Google Team Drive, you have to workaround the issue using these steps.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
  You must have column headers
- Trigger Column
  Trigger on changes to cells in this column only. Leave this field blank if you want the Zap to trigger on changes to any cell within the row. Please note: All new rows will trigger the Zap even if the Trigger column is empty. Add a Filter step to stop the Zap from continuing if this column is empty in a new row.
Trigger
Instant
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- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
- Column NameRequired
- Index
  The column position (zero-based) to insert. If not set, append to the right by default.
Action
Write
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
Action
Write

- TitleRequired
- Spreadsheet to Copy
  Create a duplicate of an existing spreadsheet.
- Headers
  These Headers are ignored if a "Spreadsheet to Copy" is selected.
Action
Write
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
- RowRequired
  Use a search step before this to get the row to delete.
Action
Write

- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
- RowRequired
  If you want to update the same row each time select a row from the dropdown box. To dynamically update the row, click open the dropdown and choose the "Custom" tab, then the "Add a search step" button.
Action
Write
- Owner
  Determines which App Extensions will appear in the dropdown below.
- App ExtensionRequired
Action
Write
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
  You must have column headers. See here for more information.
- Lookup ColumnRequired
  Let us know which column you want to search by with the value below. We will grab the latest matching row and give you all of its values.
- Lookup ValueRequired
- Supporting Lookup Column
  Optionally, specify another column you want to search by. Note that if you supply this, the Zap will trigger only on rows that match both columns. (An example column might be something like Email Address or Phone Number)
- Supporting Lookup Value
  An example value might be me@example.com or 555-5555
- Bottom-Up
  Search from bottom of the sheet?
- Row Count
  Number of rows to return. Max is 500.
Action
Search
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
  You must have column headers. See here for more information.
- ColumnsRequired
  Let us know which columns to return. e.g. A:Z
- Row CountRequired
  Number of rows to return. Max is 500.
- First Row
  Number of the first row to return (1 is the header)
Action
Search
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- TitleRequired
  Value of the Worksheet Title to match exactly. Search is case-sensitive.
- Headers
- Overwrite?
  If a worksheet with the specified title exists, its content would be lost. Please, use with caution.
Action
Search or write
- 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.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- 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 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.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- FileRequired
  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.
Action
Write
- 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.
- Parent Folder
  Select where to create this new folder. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
- Folder NameRequired
Action
Write
- 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 where to place file. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
- File NameRequired
- File ContentRequired
  Use plain text.
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
Action
Write
- 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.
- File IdRequired
- Sharing PreferenceRequired
  This will add a group that the file is shared with, but not remove any existing groups it is shared with. Sharing with an organization is only valid for G Suite users.
- Organization Domain
  Domain name of your G Suite organization (required if you chose a "Sharing Preference" that includes your organization). Example: yourcompany.com
Action
Write
- Owner
  Determines which App Extensions will appear in the dropdown below.
- App ExtensionRequired
Action
Write
- File NameRequired
- 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
- File Types
  Restrict the search to specific file types. If you only want a single file extension, you can simply add that to the name search above.
Action
Search
- File NameRequired
- 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 where to place file. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
- File Types
  Restrict the search to specific file types. If you only want a single file extension, you can simply add that to the name search above.
- FileRequired
  A file to be uploaded. Can be an actual file or a public URL. See this help doc for more information
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
- File Name
  By default, we use the same name and extension as the original file.
- File Extension
  Advanced: Can only be used if you also specify a file name.
- Idempotency Key
Action
Search or write

- No Team Drive
  If you want to use this trigger with a Sheet that resides in your Google Team Drive, you have to workaround the issue using these steps.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
  You must have column headers
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
  You must have column headers
- Trigger Column
  Trigger on changes to cells in this column only. Leave this field blank if you want the Zap to trigger on changes to any cell within the row. Please note: All new rows will trigger the Zap even if the Trigger column is empty. Add a Filter step to stop the Zap from continuing if this column is empty in a new row.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
Action
Write
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- Spreadsheet Containing the Worksheet to CopyRequired
- Worksheet to CopyRequired
- Copy To
  Which spreadsheet should the worksheet be copied to? If left blank, it will be copied to the spreadsheet containing the original worksheet.
Action
Write
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- TitleRequired
- Headers
- Overwrite?
  If a worksheet with the specified title exists, its content would be lost. Please, use with caution.
Action
Write
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
- RowRequired
  If you want to update the same row each time select a row from the dropdown box. To dynamically update the row, click open the dropdown and choose the "Custom" tab, then the "Add a search step" button.
- Background Color
  Choose from your current custom Theme Color in your Spreadhseet, or enter a color #rrggbb in hexadecimal format.
- Text Color
  Choose from your current custom Theme Color in your Spreadhseet, or enter a color #rrggbb in hexadecimal format.
- Text Bold
  True if the text is bold.
- Text Italic
  True if the text is italicized.
- Text Strikethrough
  True if the text is strikethrough.
Action
Write
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
Action
Write
- Api Docs Info
  API docs for Google Sheets are located here https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/reference/rest
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
  Requests can only be made to domains associated by this application.
- Query String Parameters
  These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request.
- Headers
  Authentication headers are included automatically
- Additional Request Headers
  Zapier will apply these optional headers and values to the request in addition to any headers created as part of the authentication mechanism.
- Body
  Zapier will pass this along raw. If you would like to provide complex JSON, try a "Code by Zapier" step to build the structure and pass it along here. For example, {"foo": "bar"} is perfectly valid.
Action
Write
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- TitleRequired
  Value of the Worksheet Title to match exactly. Search is case-sensitive.
Action
Search
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
  You must have column headers. See here for more information.
- Lookup ColumnRequired
  Specify the column we should search for cells which match the Lookup Value.
- Lookup ValueRequired
- Supporting Lookup Column
  Optionally, specify another column you want to search by. Note that if you supply this, the Zap will trigger only on rows that match both columns. (An example column might be something like Email Address or Phone Number)
- Supporting Lookup Value
  An example value might be me@example.com or 555-5555
- Bottom-Up
  Search from bottom of the sheet? In other words, pick the most recent match?
Action
Search
- Drive
  The Google Drive where your spreadsheet resides. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Team Drives, you can select it here.
- SpreadsheetRequired
- WorksheetRequired
  You must have column headers. See here for more information.
- Lookup ColumnRequired
  Specify the column we should search for cells which match the Lookup Value.
- Lookup ValueRequired
- Supporting Lookup Column
  Optionally, specify another column you want to search by. Note that if you supply this, the Zap will trigger only on rows that match both columns. (An example column might be something like Email Address or Phone Number)
- Supporting Lookup Value
  An example value might be me@example.com or 555-5555
- Bottom-Up
  Search from bottom of the sheet? In other words, pick the most recent match?
Action
Search or write
- 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.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- 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 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?
Trigger
Scheduled
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- 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 where to place file. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
- FileRequired
  A file to be uploaded. Can be an actual file or a public URL. See this help doc for more information
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
- File Name
  By default, we use the same name and extension as the original file.
- File Extension
  Advanced: Can only be used if you also specify a file name.
- Idempotency Key
Action
Write
- FileRequired
  File to Move
- 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.
- FolderRequired
  Destination folder to move into. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders.
Action
Write
- 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 find/replace this file into. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders. Places at the top-level if none picked.
- File to ReplaceRequired
- FileRequired
  A file to be uploaded. Can be an actual file or a public URL. See this help doc for more information
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
- File Name
  By default, we use the same name and extension as the original file.
- File Extension
  Advanced: Can only be used if you also specify a file name.
- Idempotency Key
Action
Write
- FileRequired
  File to create a shortcut to
- 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
  Destination folder for shortcut. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders.
Action
Write
- Api Docs Info
  API docs for Google Drive are located here https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
  Requests can only be made to domains associated by this application.
- Query String Parameters
  These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request.
- Headers
  Authentication headers are included automatically
- Additional Request Headers
  Zapier will apply these optional headers and values to the request in addition to any headers created as part of the authentication mechanism.
- Body
  Zapier will pass this along raw. If you would like to provide complex JSON, try a "Code by Zapier" step to build the structure and pass it along here. For example, {"foo": "bar"} is perfectly valid.
Action
Write
- Folder NameRequired
- 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.
- Parent Folder
  Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
Action
Search
- Folder NameRequired
- 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.
- Parent Folder
  Select where to create this new folder. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
Action
Search or write

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Google Drive + Google Sheets

Create Google Drive folders from new rows in Google Sheets

New Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

WorksheetRequired

New Spreadsheet

Drive

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row

No Team Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

WorksheetRequired

Trigger Column

Create Spreadsheet Column

Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

WorksheetRequired

Column NameRequired

Index

Create Multiple Spreadsheet Rows

Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

WorksheetRequired

Create Spreadsheet

TitleRequired

Spreadsheet to Copy

Headers

Delete Spreadsheet Row

Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

WorksheetRequired

RowRequired

Update Spreadsheet Row

Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

WorksheetRequired

RowRequired

App Extensions (Beta)

Owner

App ExtensionRequired

Lookup Spreadsheet Rows (output as Line Items)

Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

WorksheetRequired

Lookup ColumnRequired

Lookup ValueRequired

Supporting Lookup Column

Supporting Lookup Value

Bottom-Up

Row Count

Get Many Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced, output as Line Items)

Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

WorksheetRequired

ColumnsRequired

Row CountRequired

First Row

Find or Create Worksheet

Drive

SpreadsheetRequired

TitleRequired

Headers

Overwrite?

New File

Drive

New Folder

Drive

Folder

Copy File

FileRequired

Convert to Document?

File Name

Drive

Folder

Create Folder

Drive

Parent Folder

Folder NameRequired

Create File from Text

Drive