---
title: Google Drive node documentation
description: Learn how to use the Google Drive node in n8n. Follow technical documentation to integrate Google Drive node into your workflows.
contentType: [integration, reference]
priority: high
---

# Google Drive node

Use the Google Drive node to automate work in Google Drive, and integrate Google Drive with other applications. n8n has built-in support for a wide range of Google Drive features, including creating, updating, listing, deleting, and getting drives, files, and folders. 

On this page, you'll find a list of operations the Google Drive node supports and links to more resources.

```{note} Credentials
Refer to [Google Drive credentials](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/credentials/google/index.md) for guidance on setting up authentication. 
```

## Operations

* **File**
    * [**Copy**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-operations.md#copy-a-file) a file
    * [**Create from text**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-operations.md#create-from-text)
    * [**Delete**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-operations.md#delete-a-file) a file
    * [**Download**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-operations.md#download-a-file) a file
    * [**Move**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-operations.md#move-a-file) a file
    * [**Share**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-operations.md#share-a-file) a file
    * [**Update**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-operations.md#update-a-file) a file
    * [**Upload**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-operations.md#upload-a-file) a file
* **File/Folder**
    * [**Search**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/file-folder-operations.md#search-files-and-folders) files and folders
* **Folder**
    * [**Create**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/folder-operations.md#create-a-folder) a folder
    * [**Delete**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/folder-operations.md#delete-a-folder) a folder
    * [**Share**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/folder-operations.md#share-a-folder) a folder
* **Shared Drive**
    * [**Create**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/shared-drive-operations.md#create-a-shared-drive) a shared drive
    * [**Delete**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/shared-drive-operations.md#delete-a-shared-drive) a shared drive
    * [**Get**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/shared-drive-operations.md#get-a-shared-drive) a shared drive
    * [**Get Many**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/shared-drive-operations.md#get-many-shared-drives) shared drives
    * [**Update**](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/shared-drive-operations.md#update-a-shared-drive) a shared drive

## Templates and examples
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## Common issues

For common questions or issues and suggested solutions, refer to [Common issues](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/common-issues.md).

```{include} ../../../../../_snippets/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/operation-not-supported.md

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