Google Drive Connector with Knack Flows

With just a few clicks, you can:

Upload files to Google Drive when a record is created
Create folders automatically for new projects
Move, copy, or comment on Drive files
Automate permissions and sharing

This integration is ideal for teams managing contracts, HR records, reports, student submissions, or any data-driven document flow.

🔔 GOOGLE DRIVE TRIGGERS

These triggers start a Flow based on new files in Google Drive:

Trigger	Description
File Created	Triggers when any new file is created in your Google Drive.
File Created in a Folder	Triggers when a file is created inside a specific folder.

⚙️ GOOGLE DRIVE ACTIONS

These actions let you manipulate files and folders in Google Drive from a Knack Flow:

Action	Description
Add File	Upload a file from Knack to a Google Drive folder.
Move a File	Move a file from one folder to another.
Create a Copy of a File	Duplicate a file and apply changes with patch semantics.
Change File Metadata by ID	Rename a file or update its metadata (title, description, etc.).
Create Folder	Create a new folder in a specific location in Google Drive.
Creates a Permission for a File	Share a file or folder with specific users or groups.
Create a New Comment on a File	Add a comment to a document or file by ID.
Update a Comment	Modify an existing comment on a Google Drive file.

Knack Flows Tutorial: Upload Files from Knack to Google Drive Automatically

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Knack Flows to automatically send uploaded files from a Knack app to Google Drive. This is a common use case for teams who want to centralize documents, store attachments in Drive folders, or share uploaded files more easily.

We’ll walk through setting up a simple automation:

When a new record is created in Knack (with a file field),
Extract the file URL,
Upload the file to Google Drive using a pre-connected integration in Flows.

What you will learn:

How to trigger Flows on new record creation
How to access the uploaded file's URL
How to upload that file to Google Drive
How to test the Flow

Step-by-Step Instructions

Automation Overview

Here’s an example using a Knack table called Client Contracts, which includes two fields:

Client Name (Short Text)
Client Contract (File)

When a new Client Contract record is created, we’ll attach a file to the Client Contract field. This file will then be automatically uploaded to Google Drive through a Knack Flow.

Let’s start by creating a new Flow from scratch:

STEP 1: TRIGGER – NEW RECORD IN KNACK

Select Knack as the app and choose Record Created as the event.
In this example, we’re using the Client Contracts table so the flow triggers whenever a new record with a file is added.

Click Continue to save.

STEP 2: ACTION – GET FILE BY URL

Select HTTP Request / Outgoing Webhook as the app. For the action, choose Get File by URL.

Click Continue. On the next page, you’ll see a URL field. For this field, add the Filename – URL value for your file.

In this example, the field is called Client Contract – URL.

Click Continue to save this step.

STEP 3: ACTION – ADD FILE TO GOOGLE DRIVE

Next, add another action step to your Flow for Google Drive.

For the app, choose Google Drive. For the action, select Add File. Then connect (or select) your Google Drive account.

Click Continue.

For the File field, map the output from Step 2 (HTTP Request / Outgoing Webhook), selecting the File value as shown below:

Finally, you can also add the Client Contract – Filename from Step 1 (Create Record in Knack).

Click Continue to save the Flow.

TESTING THE FLOW

Start the Flow and run a quick test.

Here, we’ve created a new record in the Client Contracts table and uploaded a file called clientcontract1.docx.

As you can see, this Client Contract file was automatically moved to Google Drive via the Flow.

🎥 Video Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHaJiZh1cM

Google Drive Connector with Knack Flows

Knack’s native integration with Google Drive allows you to automate document and file management directly from your Knack app.