
Popular Email and Google Drive workflows and automations
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Send email with a #gdrive tag and save attachment to Google Drive
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email attachment to drive
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Upload mail attachments to Google Drive
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Get an email with every new Google Doc
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upload files to google drive by url
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Remote download to Google Drive
Useful Email and Google Drive integrations
Triggers (If this)
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New file in your folder
This trigger fires every time a new file is added to the Google Drive folder you specify. Note: Does not work for Google Docs, Forms, or Sheets files.
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Send IFTTT any email
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.
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New file from search in your folder
This trigger fires every time a new file matches your search query in a Google Drive folder. Note: only works for files created after the Applet is turned on.
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Send IFTTT an email tagged
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.
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New photo in your folder
This trigger fires every time any new photo is saved in the Google Drive folder you specify. Note: only works for photos created after the Applet is turned on.
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New video in your folder
This trigger fires every time a new video is saved in the Google Drive folder you specify. Note: only works for videos created after the Applet is turned on.
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New starred file in folder
This trigger fires every time a new file is starred in a specified Google Drive folder. Note: only works for files created and starred after the Applet is turned on.







Queries (With)
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History of photos uploaded in your folder
This query returns a list of recent photos saved in the Google Drive folder you specify.
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History of files uploaded in your folder
This query returns a list of recent files added to the Google Drive folder you specify.
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History of files starred in folder
This query returns a list of recent files starred in a specified Google Drive folder.
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History of files from search uploaded in your folder
This query returns a list of recent files that matches your search query in a Google Drive folder.
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History of videos uploaded in your folder
This query returns a list of recent videos saved in the Google Drive folder you specify.





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