Google Drive Integrations with Bit Flows – Automate File & Folder Workflows

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Google Drive Integrations: Connect Google Drive to Bit Flow to unlock powerful automation for your documents, spreadsheets, and files. With this integration, you can automatically create, organize, sync, and share files across Google Drive and hundreds of other apps—all without manual effort.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to integrate Bit Form with Google Drive, where Bit Form acts as the trigger and Google Drive is the action. Once the integration is complete, a new subscriber will be automatically added to your Google Drive list every time someone submits your form.

This beginner-friendly, step-by-step tutorial is designed to help you set up your first automation with ease—enabling you to grow your subscriber base, streamline communication, and manage contacts directly from your WordPress site.

Authorization of Google Drive Integrations as Action

To set Google Drive as an action in Bit Flows, first open your Bit Flows Dashboard, then either create a new flow or open an existing one. In the Flow Builder, click the plus (+) icon to add an action. From the list of available apps, search for and select Google Drive.

After selecting your preferred action, the next step is to choose an event. For example, in this case, we’ve selected the “Upload File” event.

  • Upload File
  • Get File
  • Download File
  • Copy File
  • Delete File
  • Move File
  • Update File
  • Share File
  • Create File From Text
  • Create Folder
  • Delete Folder
  • Share Folder
  • Create Shared Drive
  • Get Shared Drive
  • List Shared Drives
  • Update Shared Drive
  • Delete Shared Drive
  • Search Files and Folders

Here, you can either select an existing connection if you’ve already created one, or create a new one by simply clicking the “Add connection ” button.

When you click the Add Connection button, you’ll be prompted setup the . Simply follow this steps:

  • Type in the name.
  • Copy the callback URL and past it to your google console app.
  • Copy the Client id and Client Secret from the google and past it to the bit flow.
  • Click on connect.

To set up Google Drive integration with Bit Flow, you’ll need Google Drive Client ID & Client Secret. Follow these steps to get them.

  1. Go to Google Cloud Console
  2. Create a Project or Select an Existing Project
    • If you don’t already have a project, click on Create Project and follow the prompts to set it up.
    • If you have an existing project, select it from the project list.
  1. Enable APIs:
    • Now, go to “APIs & Services.”
    • Search and enable both the Google Drive API.

To complete this integration, you must have to first enable the Google Drive in your Google Cloud Console. This step is required for the connection to function.

3. Configure Consent Screen:

  • Go to “Configure Consent Screen.”
    • Click on “Get Started” under OAuth Overview.
    • Fill in App Information, Audience, Contact Information, and click Finish.
    • Click Create.
  • Publish the App.
    • On the left menu, click Audience and Publish the app.
  • Create a Client.
    • On the left menu, go to Clients and click “CREATE CLIENT.”
    • Select Web Application as the application type.
    • Enter a Name.
    • Add your Authorized JavaScript Origins and Authorized Redirect URIs (found on the integration page).
  • Enable Data Access.
    • Give all the scopes of “Google Drive API
    • Scroll down and click Save.

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You must publish your app from the Google Cloud Console for it to be live and accessible to users. This is a mandatory final step

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While adding scopes, you may see some restricted scopes. Your integration will still work after adding them, but if you encounter any errors, you will need to verify the app. To do this, go to the Verification Center on the left side and complete the verification process.

Learn more: Google Cloud App Verification

4. Generate Client ID and Client Secret:

  • Go to the “Credentials” section.
  • Click on the download icon under the Action column.
  • popup will appear displaying your Client ID and Client Secret.
  • Copy these credentials.
  • Paste them into the appropriate fields on the integration page.

Once you have successfully entered your Google Drive Client ID & Client Secret, click “Authorize” to proceed. Then click Connect.

Field Mapping: Here, you’ll see a “Map Fields” section where you need to map your form fields to the matching fields in Google Drive. The “File ” field is required by Google Drive, so make sure to map your form’s File field to it. You can also click the “Add Contact Field” button to map additional fields. Additionally, you can enhance your request logic using FlowMathString, and System functions.

👉 Learn more about Field Mapping

and then select your Parent Drive and Parent Folder from the dropdown menu

Once you’ve finished these settings, you can either click the “Test Run” button to check if the integration is working correctly or simply close the popup to complete the setup.

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When you click the Test Run button, the output will be displayed just above it. However, please note that Test Run results are not recorded in the logs.

You also have the option to test the full flow. You can either click “Listen Response” and then run the trigger event (e.g., submit the form), or use existing data to test the integration and make sure everything works correctly.

After completing all the steps, click the “Logs” icon at the top-right corner of the Flow Builder to view your integration logs. Logs help you verify if the trigger and action worked correctly and make it easier to spot and fix any issues.

That’s it! You’ve successfully set up an automation in Bit Flows to connect Bit Form with Google Drive. Now, whenever someone submits your form, a new subscriber will be automatically added to your Google Drive account.

This integration helps you grow your email list, automate lead nurturing, and streamline your marketing efforts—all with minimal effort. For more help or to explore additional integrations, be sure to check out our comprehensive User Guide.

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