Other popular Google Drive workflows and automations
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Store NASA astronomy picture of the day in a Google Drive folder for later.
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Facebook profile picture change for Google+/Gmail profile
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Wordpress to Google Drive
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Add each favorite article as PDF to Google Drive
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Google Drive Camera
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youtube to Google Drive
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Backup my Android photos to Google Drive
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Works: Pocket to PDF in Google Drive
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New public audio from anyone I follow on Soundcloud >> Google Drive
Useful Google Drive and SMS 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 SMS
This Trigger fires every time you send any SMS to your IFTTT phone number.
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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 SMS tagged
Send IFTTT a tagged SMS by adding a hashtag symbol anywhere in the message (e.g. #IFTTT).
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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.





Google Drive and SMS resources

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