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Google Drive

Manage files, folders, and permissions

Google Drive is a Documentsintegration for Sim, the AI workspace where teams build and deploy AI agents. Sim's Google Drive integration provides 18 Google Drive tools and 1 real-time trigger that AI agents can use inside Sim's visual workflow builder. Google Drive connects with one-click OAuth. Free to start at sim.ai.

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Last updated June 12, 2026

Overview

Integrate Google Drive into the workflow. Can create, upload, download, copy, move, delete, share files and manage permissions.

How to automate Google Drive with Sim

  1. 01

    Create a free account

    Sign up at sim.ai in seconds. No credit card required. Your workspace is ready immediately.

  2. 02

    Add a Google Drive block

    Open your workspace, drag a Google Drive block onto the workflow builder, and connect your account with one-click OAuth.

  3. 03

    Configure, connect, and run

    Pick the tool you need, wire in an AI agent for reasoning or data transformation, and run. Your Google Drive automation is live.

Real-time triggers

Connect a Google Drive webhook to Sim and your agent runs the instant an event happens, no polling, no delay.

Google Drive File Trigger

Triggers when files are created, modified, or deleted in Google Drive

Agent templates

Ready-to-use templates featuring Google Drive. Click any to build it instantly.

Supported tools

18 Google Drive tools available in Sim

List Files

List Google Drive files

Search Files

Search for files in Google Drive using advanced query syntax (e.g., fullText contains, mimeType, modifiedTime, etc.)

Get File Info

Get metadata for a specific file in Google Drive by its ID

Get File Content

Get content from a file in Google Drive with complete metadata (exports Google Workspace files automatically)

Create Folder

Create a new folder in Google Drive with complete metadata returned

Create File

Upload a file to Google Drive with complete metadata returned

Upload File

Upload a file to Google Drive with complete metadata returned

Download File

Download a file from Google Drive with complete metadata (exports Google Workspace files automatically)

Copy File

Create a copy of a file in Google Drive

Move File

Move a file or folder to a different folder in Google Drive

Update File

Update file metadata in Google Drive (rename, move, star, add description)

Move to Trash

Move a file to the trash in Google Drive (can be restored later)

Restore from Trash

Restore a file from the trash in Google Drive

Delete Permanently

Permanently delete a file from Google Drive (bypasses trash)

Share File

Share a file with a user, group, domain, or make it public

Remove Sharing

Remove a permission from a file (revoke access)

List Permissions

List all permissions (who has access) for a file in Google Drive

Get Drive Info

Get information about the user and their Google Drive (storage quota, capabilities)

Frequently asked questions

Sim's Google Drive integration adds 18 Google Drive tools and 1 real-time trigger to the AI agents you build in Sim's visual workflow builder — no code required. Manage files, folders, and permissions. Teams often pair Google Drive with Linear and Rippling in the same agent.

You can list Files, search Files, get File Info, get File Content, and create Folder with Google Drive in Sim, plus 13 more Google Drive tools listed on this page. Each runs as a tool inside an AI agent block, so an agent can chain Google Drive with services like Linear and Rippling and apply LLM reasoning between steps.

Connecting Google Drive takes about five minutes: (1) Create a free account at sim.ai. (2) Create an agent in your workspace. (3) Drag a Google Drive block onto the workflow builder. (4) Connect your Google Drive account with one-click OAuth — no credentials to copy. (5) Pick a tool such as "List Files", wire up its inputs, and click Run — your agent is live.

Add a Google Drive block to your agent and select "List Files" as the tool. List Google Drive files. Fill in the required fields — inputs can reference outputs from earlier steps, such as text generated by an AI block or data fetched from another integration. No code is required.

Add a Google Drive trigger block to your agent and copy its generated webhook URL into Google Drive's webhook settings. Sim supports 1 real-time trigger for Google Drive: Google Drive File Trigger. Once configured, every matching Google Drive event starts your agent instantly — no polling, no delay.

Sim receives the full event payload Google Drive sends — typically the record or object that changed, plus metadata like the event type and timestamp. Every field in the payload is available as a variable you can pass to AI blocks, conditions, or other integrations.

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