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The Google Drive integration brings your cloud file system into Atmet workflows. You can start automations the moment a file is created or changed in Drive, then chain actions to copy, move, share, or delete that file — or pass its contents downstream to other tools. Whether you’re building a document approval pipeline, auto-organizing a shared team Drive, or generating reports that land in the right folder automatically, this integration gives Atmet full read and write access to your Drive environment.

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Prerequisites

Before connecting Google Drive, make sure you have:
  • A Google account with access to Google Drive
  • Permission to grant third-party OAuth access (check with your Google Workspace administrator if you’re on a managed account)
  • For shared drive use cases: Contributor or higher access to the relevant shared drives

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Connecting Google Drive

1

Open Integrations

In the Atmet sidebar, navigate to Integrations and find Google Drive in the list.
2

Click Connect

Click the Connect button. A Google OAuth authorization window will open.
3

Choose your Google account

Select the Google account whose Drive you want to connect. If you need to connect multiple Drive accounts, you can add additional connections after completing the first.
4

Grant permissions

Review the requested Drive permissions and click Allow. Atmet requests the scopes required to monitor file changes and perform the file management actions listed below.
5

Confirm the connection

You’ll be redirected back to Atmet. A green Connected badge confirms your Drive is live and ready to use.
Connecting Google Drive does not grant Atmet access to your entire Drive automatically. Actions only execute on the files and folders you explicitly reference in your workflow steps.

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Triggers

Fires when an existing file in your Drive is modified — including edits to Google Docs/Sheets/Slides, file renames, moves, or property updates.Use this trigger when you want to react to document edits — for example, kicking off a review workflow whenever a shared proposal is updated.
Fires whenever a new file or folder is created in your Drive or in a specific folder you specify.Use this trigger when you want to start an intake process for new uploads — for example, processing incoming invoice PDFs or triggering a review when a new design file is added to a shared folder.

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Actions

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Workflow ideas

Automatic report distribution

Trigger on a new file in a Reports folder. Rename it with a timestamp, share it with a distribution list, and post a link in a Slack channel — all without manual steps.

Document approval pipeline

Trigger on file changes in a Drafts folder. When a document is updated, send an email or Slack message to the approver with a link, and move it to an Under Review folder automatically.

Intake folder processing

Trigger on new file creation in an intake folder. Extract text with an AI step, categorize the file type, route it to the correct subfolder, and create a tracking row in a Google Sheet.

Backup to Drive on trigger

Trigger on a GitHub push or Notion page update. Generate a file snapshot and upload it to a dedicated Drive backup folder, maintaining a versioned archive of important content.

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Limitations and notes

The Google Drive API has daily request quotas. Workflows that run very frequently against large directories (thousands of files) may hit these limits. Use specific folder and file ID filters wherever possible to reduce API call volume.
When using the New file created trigger, set a Parent folder ID to avoid triggering on every new file in your entire Drive. Scoping to a specific intake folder keeps your workflow precise and reduces unnecessary executions.
Google Drive’s shared drives (formerly Team Drives) are supported. Make sure the connected Google account has the appropriate access level (Contributor or higher) to the shared drive you want to automate.
Open the file or folder in Google Drive in your browser. The URL contains the ID — for files it looks like https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view, and for folders like https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/FOLDER_ID. Copy the segment between the slashes and use it in your workflow.