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Google Calendar and Google Drive integration

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Integrate Google Calendar and Google Drive

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Create custom Google Calendar and Google Drive workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

How to connect Google Calendar and Google Drive

  • Step 1: Add the first step

  • Step 2: Add Google Calendar and Google Drive nodes

  • Step 3: Connect Google Calendar and Google Drive

  • Step 4: Run workflow

When specific event created in Google Calendar, duplicate & rename Google File

Who is this template for?

This template is for everyone who has to take notes during a call:

  • Talent Acquisition Managers / Talent Acquisition Specialists / Recruiters
  • HR professionals
  • Sales teams, customer success teams
  • Product teams / User Experience Designers / anyone conducting user research interviews

Use case

This workflow allows specific events created on Google Calendar (or any other meeting scheduling tool like Calendly) to trigger the duplication and renaming of a specific template document.

Example:
For each new screening call that is scheduled in your calendar, you want to create a draft of your screening interview template for the role, titled "{Name of the candidate} | {Date of the interview}", and located in your Google Drive in a specific folder

This workflow could then be extended to copy the link to the file on a Notion database that is shared with the team (check "To go further" section).

This workflow ensures that if you're jumping from calls to calls, you're already set up to take notes, and every document is tidied up and sorted in a structured way!

How it works

  • The workflow starts when a new event is created in Google Calendar
  • The Filter node then selects a specific type of events, depending on a chosen pattern (title includes a specific term, organizer is X, attendees include Y, etc.)
  • The workflow then searches for a specific folder in your Google Drive, where the file you want to duplicate is located
  • The workflow then searches for the specific file you want to duplicate
  • The last step allows to duplicate and rename the file with variables from your Google Calendar event

Set up

  • Set up credentials for Google Calendar, Google Drive, and Google File. You'll need a Google Workspace account.
  • Set up the Filter node with the pattern you want to look for to retreive specific events in your calendar
  • Set up the Google Drive you want to search in
  • Set up the Google File you want to duplicate
  • Set up variable at the last step to rename your duplicated file however you want it, or add a description

To go further

Here's a few idea to enhance this workflow depending on your specific needs:

  • Instead of a filter, separate your flow depending on your use case (ex: you have want to fetch different templates depending on the type of call it'll be).
  • Switch Google Calendar for another trigger (Calendly, Hubspot..)
  • 10 minutes before the event, send the duplicate Google File to the meeting organizer through Slack
  • The day after the event, if the event hasn't been cancelled, add the link to the Google File to your ATS, Hubspot, etc.

Nodes used in this workflow

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Google Calendar supported actions

Availability
If a time-slot is available in a calendar
Create
Add a event to calendar
Delete
Delete an event
Get
Retrieve an event
Get Many
Retrieve many events from a calendar
Update
Update an event

Google Drive supported actions

Copy
Create a copy of an existing file
Create From Text
Create a file from a provided text
Delete
Permanently delete a file
Download
Download a file
Move
Move a file to another folder
Share
Add sharing permissions to a file
Update
Update a file
Upload
Upload an existing file to Google Drive
Search
Search or list files and folders
Create
Create a folder
Delete
Permanently delete a folder
Share
Add sharing permissions to a folder
Create
Create a shared drive
Delete
Permanently delete a shared drive
Get
Get a shared drive
Get Many
Get the list of shared drives
Update
Update a shared drive

Google Calendar and Google Drive integration details

integrationGoogle Calendar node
Google Calendar

Google Calendar is a time-management and calendar service created by Google Workspace. It helps you schedule and organize events and meetings, send notifications, and synchronize with your team. It is widely used by both individuals and organizations.

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