How do I connect Google Drive?

Sign up for Conductor Deck, then add a Google Drive step to a workflow on the visual canvas. The builder walks you through the connection it needs — an account authorization or the required keys — right inside the step. No separate setup or code.

Yes — Conductor Deck has a free tier you can build and run workflows on, with no credit card required. Paid plans raise the monthly run limits and add advanced features when you need them.

What's the difference between a trigger and an action?

A trigger is the event that starts a workflow — for example, a Stream Deck button press or an incoming event from a connected app. An action is a step the workflow performs once it runs. A workflow is one trigger followed by one or more actions.

Google Drive + Stream Deck

file-management-&-storage · 7 triggers · 91 actions

Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices, with robust search and offline access Add Google Drive to your Stream Deck workflows with guided setup for the connection details it needs.

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No code
Free tier
Key press or app-event trigger
Pairs with OBS & Elgato tools
OAuth & keys handled in-builder

Templates featuring Google Drive

Ready-made workflows that use Google Drive — open one to start in seconds.

Triggers & actions

Events that start your workflow automatically.

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

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

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

File Deleted or Trashed

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

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.

File Updated

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

Google Drive Changes

Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.

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 / driveIdaliases and emits the historicalfile_matching_query event type. FileCreatedTriggercovers the broader "new file" case and emitsfile_created`.

About Google Drive

Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices, with robust search and offline access

file-management-&-storage

How to connect

Sign up for free

Create your Conductor Deck account: no credit card required.

Connect Google Drive

Follow the setup prompts for Google Drive. Conductor Deck handles the app authorization or required connection details inside the workflow builder.

Build a workflow

Add a Google Drive action to your visual workflow canvas. Configure the options you need, then connect it to other steps.

Run it from a key, or let events fire it

Sync your workflow to a Stream Deck button, or skip the button: Google Drive triggers can start it automatically when events happen.

Frequently asked questions

How do I connect Google Drive?: Sign up for Conductor Deck, then add a Google Drive step to a workflow on the visual canvas. The builder walks you through the connection it needs — an account authorization or the required keys — right inside the step. No separate setup or code.
Is it free?: Yes — Conductor Deck has a free tier you can build and run workflows on, with no credit card required. Paid plans raise the monthly run limits and add advanced features when you need them.
What's the difference between a trigger and an action?: A trigger is the event that starts a workflow — for example, a Stream Deck button press or an incoming event from a connected app. An action is a step the workflow performs once it runs. A workflow is one trigger followed by one or more actions.