Google Drive + Hootsuite

Schedule messages in Hootsuite for new files in Google Drive

Maintain your social media content schedule effectively with this seamless workflow. Whenever a new file is added in Google Drive, it prompts a message to be scheduled in Hootsuite immediately. This automatic process ensures that your content is ready to be shared, saving you time and enhancing your digital presence management.

When this happens...
New File
Triggers when any new file is added (inside of any folder).
TriggerPolling
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Schedule Message
Schedules a message to send to one or more social profiles.
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Supported triggers and actions

- Drive
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- FileRequired
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- FileRequired
- Export FormatRequired
Action
Write
- Drive
- Parent Folder
- Folder NameRequired
Action
Write

- Drive
- Folder
- File NameRequired
- File ContentRequired
- Convert to Document?
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File to ReplaceRequired
- FileRequired
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency Key
Action
Write

- Drive
- File IdRequired
- Sharing PreferenceRequired
- Organization Domain
Action
Write
- Drive
- Copy
- Folder
- File
- Name
- Description
- Starred
- Folder Color (RGB)
- Custom Properties
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
Retrieve Files from Google Drive
This action sends a GET request to the Google Drive API to retrieve a list of files based on specific query parameters.
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File IDRequired
Action
Search
- Folder NameRequired
- Search Type
- Drive
- Parent Folder
Action
Search
- Folder NameRequired
- Search Type
- Drive
- Parent Folder
Action
Search or write
- Social Profile
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Important Notice
- Media ID
Action
Write
- TextRequired
- Topics
- Suggestion Reason
- Expiry Date
- Is Shareable
- Mime Type
- Thumbnail URL
- URL
- Is Pinned
- PDF Attachment
- Photo URL
- Shareable on Facebook
- Shareable on Facebook Page
- Shareable on Instagram
- Shareable on LinkedIn
- Shareable on Twitter
- Video Attachment
- Is Editable
- Is Native Share Enabled
- Is Published
- Photo URI
- Source Content
- Source Network
- Source User
Action
Write

- Drive
- Folder
- Include Subfolders?
- Subfolder Depth Limit
- Include Deleted Files?
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
- Include Deleted
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
- FileRequired
- Confirm deletionRequired
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- FileRequired
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency Key
Action
Write
- FileRequired
- Drive
- FolderRequired
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- FileRequired
- Email Address
- Permission ID
Action
Write
- Shared Drive NameRequired
- Theme ID
- Color RGB
- Background Image File ID
Action
Write
- FileRequired
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File to Replace
- File/Folder Name
- Rename Folder?
- Extension Copy
Action
Write
Delete File
This action will delete a file in Google Drive. You will need to provide the file ID.
Action
Write
- Drive
- File or Folder IDRequired
Action
Search
- FilenameRequired
- Search Type
- Drive
- Folder
- File Types
Action
Search
- FilenameRequired
- Search Type
- Drive
- Folder
- File Types
- FileRequired
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency Key
Action
Search or write
- Social Profile
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Important Notice
- File to Upload
Action
Write
- Media Upload Instructions
- Media
- Social ProfileRequired
- TextRequired
- Post immediately?
- Tags
Action
Write

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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