Google Drive integration with Filter by Nekton
How to Unzip new file archives with ConvertAPI when uploaded to Google Drive
This workflow automates the unzipping process as soon as a zip or rar archive is uploaded to Google Drive. It is useful when you have many files to upload to Google Drive and you want to speed up the process. Simply zip your folder, upload this single archive to Google Drive, and it will be extracted automatically using ConvertAPI!
Steps to automate
Use Nekton workflow automation service.Preparation
Create Nekton account. You can also use your existing Google account
to sign in.
Create automation
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Click on the "Create new workflow" button, and then add "Automated step".
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Set the step description to "Unzip new file archives with ConvertAPI when uploaded to Google Drive" and then click on "Automate".
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Provide the necessary parameters and click on the "Test it" button to check your automation. If you had issues with it, you can click on "Automate" again to try a different one.
Create a schedule (optional)
If you want to run this automation on a schedule, click on the gear button on the workflow editor
screen
to configure it. For example, you can run this flow every hour or every day.
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Google Drive actions
Nekton can use any feature that is available in Google Drive API.
Using our advanced AI, you can easily create custom automations for Google Drive.
Here are some typical actions you can do in your automated workflows.
Copy File
Create a copy of the specified file.
Create Folder
Create a new, empty folder.
Create File from Text
Create a new file from plain text.
Add File Sharing Preference
Adds a sharing scope to the sharing preference of a file. Does not remove existing sharing settings. Provides a sharing URL.
App Extensions (Beta)
Performs an API call using an App Extension (Beta) entry, which you can select or create, later within this Flow's setup. App Extensions (Beta) can be reused across multiple flows and are managed centrally through the App Extensions (Beta) builder.
Find a File
Search for a specific file by name.
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.