Glean + Google Drive

Search in Glean for every updated file in Google Drive

This workflow kicks off when a file is updated in Google Drive and leads to a search in Glean. A perfect tool for those who frequently review and revise documents, this process ensures every change gets noticed in real-time allowing for seamless tracking and management. It enhances productivity by saving you the time-consuming task of manually searching for updates. Stay on top of every modification with this effective and efficient workflow.

When this happens...
Updated File
Triggers when a file is updated in a specific folder (but not its subfolders).
TriggerPolling
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Search
Retrieve document and snippet results from Glean for a given query.
ActionSearch

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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
- Agent - Select the knowledge base for the agent to useRequired
- User MessageRequired
- Memory Key Instructions
- Memory Key
- Timeout (ms)
Action
Write
- DatasourceRequired
- Upload Id
- Title
- Filename
- Container
- Container Datasource Id
- Container Object Type
- Document Datasource
- Object Type
- View URL
- Id
- Summary Mime Type
- Summary Text Content
- Summary Binary Content
- Body Mime Type
- Body Text Content
- Body Binary Content
- Author Email
- Author Datasource User Id
- Author Name
- Owner Email
- Owner Datasource User Id
- Owner Name
- Permissions Allowed Users Email
- Permissions Allowed Users Datasource User Id
- Permissions Allowed Users Name
- Permissions Allowed Groups
- Permissions Allowed Group Intersections Required Groups
- Permissions Allow Anonymous Access
- Permissions Allow All Datasource Users Access
- Created At
- Updated At
- Updated By Email
- Updated By Datasource User Id
- Updated By Name
- Tags
- Interactions Num Views
- Interactions Num Likes
- Interactions Num Comments
- Status
- Additional Urls
- Comments Id
- Comments Author Email
- Comments Author Datasource User Id
- Comments Author Name
- Comments Content Mime Type
- Comments Content Text Content
- Comments Content Binary Content
- Comments Created At
- Comments Updated At
- Comments Updated By Email
- Comments Updated By Datasource User Id
- Comments Updated By Name
- Custom Properties Name
- Custom Properties Value
Action
Write
- Activity Type/ActionRequired
- TimestampRequired
- Document URLRequired
- ID
- Body Content
- Datasource Instance
- Datasource
- Instance Only Name
- Duration
- Query
- Referrer
- Title
- Truncated
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- CategoryRequired
- Result Size
- Datasource Filter
- Timeout (milliseconds)
- Timezone
- Include Session Tracking Token?
Action
Search

- 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
- Building Your Query
- Enter your query here. Please test your query in the Glean search bar first.Required
- Suggested fields
- Number of query results (Suggested)
- Use advanced search fields?
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- DatasourceRequired
- Object TypeRequired
- Document IDRequired
- Version
Action
Write
- Event Type/ActionRequired
- Tracking TokensRequired
Action
Write
- Document Info (URL or ID)Required
- Query
- Preferred Summary Length
Action
Write
- Search TypeRequired
- Additional Document Fields to Return
Action
Search
- Building Your Query
- Enter your query hereRequired
- Suggested fields
- Number of query results (Suggested)
- Use advanced search fields?
Action
Search

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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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