How to create file on Google Shared Drive

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How to create file on Google Shared Drive

Kengo Iwai 30

I am thinking of using logic Apps to store files on a Google shared drive on a regular basis. I have been able to use Google Drive's create a file action to store files on my google drive, but I am unable to store files on the google shared drive. Please let me know how to set this up.

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Sergii Bielskyi 75 MVP

There are two ways of using Google Drive connector in Logic App. You can create or you can upload files. You can try to create a new file into google shared drive. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/googledrive/#create-file If you did so, probably configure Google Drive to grant the required permissions. To troubleshoot your issue, you can check the run history and status of your logic app workflow in the Azure portal. You can also enable diagnostic logging and use tools such as Log Analytics or Application Insights to monitor and analyze your logic app performance and errors.

Kengo Iwai 30 Reputation points

2024-02-15T04:12:21.26+00:00

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Kengo Iwai 30 Reputation points

2024-02-15T04:16:30.1033333+00:00

Thank you for your comment.
I was able to create files in "MY Drive". However, I was not able to create files in "Shared Drive".
I would like to know what to put in the Folder Path field to create a file on a "Shared Drive."
Sergii Bielskyi 75 Reputation points MVP

2024-02-16T00:30:23.6133333+00:00

Hey,

In the Create file action, specify the Folder path and the File name for the file you want to create. The Folder path should start with /Shared drives/ followed by the name of the Shared Drive and the subfolders. For example, if you want to create a file in a Shared Drive called Team Drive and a subfolder called Reports, the Folder path would be /Shared drives/Team Drive/Reports. You can also use dynamic content from the trigger or previous actions to populate the Folder path and the File name fields.
Sergii Bielskyi 75 Reputation points MVP

2024-02-16T00:31:41.47+00:00

[the same comments above]
Kengo Iwai 30 Reputation points

2024-02-16T00:48:06.8033333+00:00

Thank you for your comment again.
I tried to it with /Shared drives/FolderA/aaa.txt in the folder path, but as a result, it was created under My Drive (/My Drive/Shared drives/FolderA/aaa.txt).
Sergii Bielskyi 75 Reputation points MVP

2024-02-16T02:44:31.89+00:00

Do you have you have the same FolderA in Shared Drive and your own?
Kengo Iwai 30 Reputation points

2024-02-16T19:19:17.6833333+00:00

There is the "FolderA" in the Shared Drive, but there is not the "FolderA" in My Drive.
When I tried to put the "/Shared drives/FolderA/aaa.txt" in the folder path field, the folder is automatically created like "/My Drive/Shared drives/FolderA/aaa.txt".
Guruprasad Srinivasamurthy 10 Reputation points

2024-02-26T06:10:23.3866667+00:00

Hi. I'm facing the same problem. I'm trying to create a file on a Shared Folder in Google Drive, using the Google Drive connector. However, looks like the connector only works with folders in My Drive.

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MayankBargali-MSFT 70,936 Moderator

@Kengo Iwai Thanks for reaching out.

Unfortunately, the connector doesn't work with the shared drive. I do see the feedback is already passed here but there is no ETA if this is supported in the near future and feel free to upvote and provide your feedback. I will also pass the same to my team internally.

The alternative would be leveraging the HTTP connector and call the REST endpoint of the google endpoint to perform that operation or build your own custom connector to support the different operations.

Please 'Accept Answer' if it helped so that it can help others in the community looking for help on similar topics.

Kengo Iwai 30 Reputation points

2024-02-26T18:05:38.2833333+00:00

Thank you for your instruction.

Answer 3

james edwin 0

We hope that Microsoft developers will update the default connector in Power Automate and add appropriate parameters, specifically for uploading files to folders that have been shared with the user. This needs to be done using the folder ID, not the name path as currently available in the standard connector. The Google API version 3 documentation has been updated, and Power Automate developers should ideally adjust these updates to enhance functionality

Segura, Jaime 85 Reputation points

2025-04-18T10:08:11.0466667+00:00

I had the same problem.
What I managed to do was save it on a ad-hoc folder I created on My Google Drive, and the using a google script check every n minutes if there was a file there and the copy it to the Shared drive.

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