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Triggers (If this)
New file in your folderThis 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.- New file from search in your folderThis 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.
- New photo in your folderThis 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.
- New video in your folderThis 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.
- New starred file in folderThis 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)
- History of photos uploaded in your folderThis query returns a list of recent photos saved in the Google Drive folder you specify.
- History of files uploaded in your folderThis query returns a list of recent files added to the Google Drive folder you specify.
- History of files starred in folderThis query returns a list of recent files starred in a specified Google Drive folder.
- History of files from search uploaded in your folderThis query returns a list of recent files that matches your search query in a Google Drive folder.
- History of videos uploaded in your folderThis query returns a list of recent videos saved in the Google Drive folder you specify.
Actions (Then that)
Send a notification from the IFTTT appThis action will send a notification to your devices from the IFTTT app.- Upload file from URLThis action will download a file at a given URL and add it to Google Drive at the path you specify. NOTE: 100 MB file size limit.
- Send a rich notification from the IFTTT appThis action will send a rich notification to your devices from the IFTTT app. Rich notifications may include a title, image, and link that opens in a browser or installed app.
- Send a rich notification to the IFTTT mobile widgetThis action will send a rich notification to IFTTT mobile widget installed on your devices. Rich notifications may include a title, image, and link that opens in a browser or installed app.
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