File Management & Storage

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Zed

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What your agent can do with Google Drive

Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 41 actions

  • Trigger
    Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

    Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

  • Trigger
    File Created

    Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

  • Trigger
    File Deleted or Trashed

    Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.

  • Trigger
    File Shared (Permissions Added)

    Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.

  • Trigger
    File Updated

    Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.

  • Trigger
    Google Drive Changes

    Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.

  • Trigger
    New File Matching Query

    Triggers when a new Google Drive file matches a provided query. This is the legacy query-centric trigger: it preserves Drive API query config such as ``corpora`` / ``driveId`` aliases and emits the historical ``file_matching_query`` event type. ``FileCreatedTrigger`` covers the broader "new file" case and emits ``file_created``.

  • Action
    Add File Sharing Preference

    Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.

  • Action
    Copy File

    Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.

  • Action
    Create Comment

    Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.

  • Action
    Create File

    Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).

  • Action
    Create File From Text

    Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.

  • Action
    Create Folder

    Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.

  • Action
    Create Reply

    Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.

  • Action
    Create Shortcut To File

    Tool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to link to an existing drive item from another location without duplicating it.

  • Action
    Delete Comment

    Deletes a comment from a file. use when you need to remove a specific comment from a google drive file.

  • Action
    Delete Permission

    Deletes a permission from a file by permission id. use when you need to revoke access for a specific user or group from a file.

  • Action
    Delete Reply

    Tool to delete a specific reply by reply id. use when you need to remove a reply from a comment on a file.

  • Action
    Download File

    Downloads a file from google drive by its id. for google workspace documents (docs, sheets, slides), optionally exports to a specified `mime type`. for other file types, downloads in their native format regardless of mime type.

  • Action
    Edit File

    Updates an existing google drive file by overwriting its entire content with new text (max 10mb).

  • Action
    Empty Trash

    Tool to permanently delete all of the user's trashed files. use when you want to empty the trash in google drive.

  • Action
    Find File

    Tool to list or search for files and folders in google drive. use when you need to find specific files based on query criteria or list contents of a drive/folder.

  • Action
    Find Folder

    Tool to find a folder in google drive by its name and optionally a parent folder. use when you need to locate a specific folder to perform further actions like creating files in it or listing its contents.

  • Action
    Generate Ids

    Generates a set of file ids which can be provided in create or copy requests. use when you need to pre-allocate ids for new files or copies.

  • Action
    Get About

    Tool to retrieve information about the user, the user's drive, and system capabilities. use when you need to check storage quotas, user details, or supported import/export formats.

  • Action
    Get Changes Start Page Token

    Tool to get the starting pagetoken for listing future changes in google drive. use this when you need to track changes to files and folders.

  • Action
    Get Comment

    Tool to get a comment by id. use when you need to retrieve a specific comment from a google drive file and have both the file id and comment id.

  • Action
    Get File Metadata

    Tool to get a file's metadata by id. use when you need to retrieve the metadata for a specific file in google drive.

  • Action
    Get Permission

    Gets a permission by id. use this tool to retrieve a specific permission for a file or shared drive.

  • Action
    Get Reply

    Tool to get a specific reply to a comment on a file. use when you need to retrieve the details of a particular reply.

  • Action
    Get Revision

    Tool to get a specific revision's metadata by revision id. use when you need to retrieve information about a particular version of a file.

  • Action
    Google Drive Delete Folder Or File Action

    Tool to delete a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to permanently remove a specific file or folder using its id. note: this action is irreversible.

  • Action
    List Changes

    Tool to list the changes for a user or shared drive. use when you need to track modifications to files and folders, such as creations, deletions, or permission changes. this action requires a `pagetoken` which can be initially obtained using the `get changes start page token` action or from a previous `list changes` response.

  • Action
    List Comments

    Tool to list all comments for a file in google drive. use when you need to retrieve comments associated with a specific file.

  • Action
    List File Labels

    Tool to list the labels on a file. use when you need to retrieve all labels associated with a specific file in google drive.

  • Action
    List Files

    Tool to list a user's files and folders in google drive. use this to search or browse for files and folders based on various criteria.

  • Action
    List Permissions

    Tool to list a file's permissions. use when you need to retrieve all permissions associated with a specific file or shared drive.

  • Action
    List Replies To Comment

    Tool to list replies to a comment in google drive. use this when you need to retrieve all replies associated with a specific comment on a file.

  • Action
    List Revisions

    Tool to list a file's revisions. use when you need to retrieve the revision history of a specific file in google drive.

  • Action
    List Shared Drives

    Tool to list the user's shared drives. use when you need to get a list of all shared drives accessible to the authenticated user.

  • Action
    Move File

    Tool to move a file from one folder to another in google drive. use when you need to reorganize files by changing their parent folder(s).

  • Action
    Stop Watch Channel

    Tool to stop watching resources through a specified channel. use this when you want to stop receiving notifications for a previously established watch.

  • Action
    Update Comment

    Tool to update an existing comment on a google drive file. use when you need to change the content or status (e.g., resolve) of a comment.

  • Action
    Update File Put

    Updates file metadata. uses patch semantics (partial update) as per google drive api v3. use this tool to modify attributes of an existing file like its name, description, or parent folders. note: this action currently supports metadata updates only.

  • Action
    Update File Revision Metadata

    Updates metadata of a file revision (e.g., keepforever, publish). use this tool to modify the metadata of a specific revision of a file in google drive.

  • Action
    Update Permission

    Tool to update a permission with patch semantics. use when you need to modify an existing permission for a file or shared drive.

  • Action
    Update Reply

    Tool to update a reply to a comment on a google drive file. use when you need to modify the content of an existing reply.

  • Action
    Watch Changes

    Tool to subscribe to changes for a user or shared drive in google drive. use when you need to monitor a google drive for modifications and receive notifications at a specified webhook url.

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What can start an automation from Google Drive?

Any of Google Drive's 7 triggers in the catalog, including Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides), File Created, File Shared (Permissions Added) and File Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

What can your agent do in Google Drive?

Any of Google Drive's 41 actions, including Create Comment, Create File, Create File From Text and Create Folder. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Which apps can Google Drive connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs Google Drive with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

What happens when something fails?

Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.