Drive Operations

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "Drive Operations",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "httpMethod": "POST",
        "path": "drive",
        "authentication": "headerAuth",
        "responseMode": "lastNode"
      },
      "id": "webhook",
      "name": "Webhook",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        250,
        600
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "\n// Google Drive Operations Handler - Supports 17 operations\nconst op = $input.item.json.body.data.operation;\nconst data = $input.item.json.body.data;\nlet url, method, body, headers = {}, bodyRaw, rawContentType;\n\nswitch(op) {\n  // FILE OPERATIONS\n  case 'file.upload':\n    url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart';\n    method = 'POST';\n    body = {\n      name: data.name,\n      parents: data.parents || [],\n      mimeType: data.mimeType\n    };\n    break;\n  case 'file.createFromText':\n    const boundaryTxt = 'n8nBoundary' + Date.now();\n    const metadataTxt = {\n      name: data.name,\n      mimeType: data.mimeType || 'text/plain',\n      parents: data.parents || []\n    };\n    const mediaTxt = data.content || '';\n    bodyRaw = [\n      `--${boundaryTxt}`,\n      'Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8',\n      '',\n      JSON.stringify(metadataTxt),\n      `--${boundaryTxt}`,\n      `Content-Type: ${data.mimeType || 'text/plain'}`,\n      '',\n      mediaTxt,\n      `--${boundaryTxt}--`\n    ].join('\r\n');\n    rawContentType = `multipart/related; boundary=${boundaryTxt}`;\n    url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart';\n    method = 'POST';\n    break;\n  case 'file.createDocFromText':\n    const boundaryDoc = 'n8nDocBoundary' + Date.now();\n    const metadataDoc = {\n      name: data.name,\n      mimeType: 'application/vnd.google-apps.document'\n    };\n    if (data.folderId) {\n      metadataDoc.parents = [data.folderId];\n    }\n    const docBody = data.documentContent || '';\n    bodyRaw = [\n      `--${boundaryDoc}`,\n      'Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8',\n      '',\n      JSON.stringify(metadataDoc),\n      `--${boundaryDoc}`,\n      'Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8',\n      '',\n      docBody,\n      `--${boundaryDoc}--`\n    ].join('\r\n');\n    rawContentType = `multipart/related; boundary=${boundaryDoc}`;\n    url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart';\n    method = 'POST';\n    break;\n  case 'file.download':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${data.fileId}?alt=media`;\n    method = 'GET';\n    break;\n  case 'file.copy':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${data.fileId}/copy`;\n    method = 'POST';\n    body = { name: data.newName, parents: data.parents };\n    break;\n  case 'file.move':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${data.fileId}?addParents=${data.newParentId}&removeParents=${data.oldParentId}`;\n    method = 'PATCH';\n    break;\n  case 'file.delete':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${data.fileId}`;\n    method = 'DELETE';\n    break;\n  case 'file.share':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${data.fileId}/permissions`;\n    method = 'POST';\n    body = {\n      role: data.role || 'reader',\n      type: data.type || 'user',\n      emailAddress: data.emailAddress\n    };\n    break;\n  case 'file.update':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${data.fileId}`;\n    method = 'PATCH';\n    body = {\n      name: data.name,\n      description: data.description\n    };\n    break;\n\n  // FOLDER OPERATIONS\n  case 'folder.create':\n    url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files';\n    method = 'POST';\n    body = {\n      name: data.name,\n      mimeType: 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder',\n      parents: data.parents || []\n    };\n    break;\n  case 'folder.delete':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${data.folderId}`;\n    method = 'DELETE';\n    break;\n  case 'folder.share':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${data.folderId}/permissions`;\n    method = 'POST';\n    body = {\n      role: data.role || 'reader',\n      type: data.type || 'user',\n      emailAddress: data.emailAddress\n    };\n    break;\n\n  // SEARCH OPERATIONS\n  case 'search':\n    const query = data.query || `name contains '${data.name}'`;\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&pageSize=${data.pageSize || 100}`;\n    method = 'GET';\n    break;\n\n  // SHARED DRIVE OPERATIONS\n  case 'sharedDrive.create':\n    url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/drives?requestId=' + Date.now();\n    method = 'POST';\n    body = { name: data.name };\n    break;\n  case 'sharedDrive.delete':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/drives/${data.driveId}`;\n    method = 'DELETE';\n    break;\n  case 'sharedDrive.get':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/drives/${data.driveId}`;\n    method = 'GET';\n    break;\n  case 'sharedDrive.list':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/drives?pageSize=${data.pageSize || 100}`;\n    method = 'GET';\n    break;\n  case 'sharedDrive.update':\n    url = `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/drives/${data.driveId}`;\n    method = 'PATCH';\n    body = { name: data.name };\n    break;\n\n  default:\n    throw new Error(`Unsupported Drive operation: ${op}`);\n}\n\nreturn { json: { url, method, body, headers, operation: op, bodyRaw, rawContentType } };\n"
      },
      "id": "build-request",
      "name": "Build Drive Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        500,
        600
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "={{ $json.method }}",
        "url": "={{ $json.url }}",
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "nodeCredentialType": "googleDriveOAuth2Api",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "raw",
        "options": {
          "rawContentType": "={{ $json.rawContentType || 'application/json' }}"
        },
        "rawBody": "={{ $json.bodyRaw ? $json.bodyRaw : ($json.body ? JSON.stringify($json.body) : '{}') }}",
        "bodyContentType": "raw"
      },
      "id": "drive-api",
      "name": "Drive API Call",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
        750,
        600
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "respondWith": "json",
        "responseBody": "={{ { success: true, service: 'drive', operation: $('Build Drive Request').item.json.operation, data: $json } }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "respond",
      "name": "Respond",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        1000,
        600
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Webhook": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Build Drive Request",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Build Drive Request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Drive API Call",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Drive API Call": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Respond",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "staticData": null,
  "tags": [
    "drive",
    "files"
  ],
  "triggerCount": 0
}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleDriveOAuth2Api
• httpHeaderAuth

About this workflow

Drive Operations. Uses httpRequest. Webhook trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/MrKirlew/crecon/blob/70c5a134f300c0090f2dc69456b5f6473ec7e4e1/n8n/workflows/5-drive.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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