Integrations

Upload to Google Drive Block

Upload to Google Drive sends an existing file variable or artifact to a Google Drive folder.

At a glance

Best for

Drive file delivery

Input

File variable

Requires

Google connection

Error handle

Yes

What it does

Upload to Google Drive moves a generated file from Scrapeer into Google Drive.

Use Save File, Create Spreadsheet, Create PDF, or Screenshot upstream when raw data needs to become a file first.

Use it when

Upload a generated CSV to Drive.
Store PDFs or screenshots in a shared folder.
Deliver scheduled run artifacts to Google Drive.

Do not use it when

The source value is not a file variable.
No Google Drive connection is configured.
You need rows inside a sheet; use Create Google Sheet.

Settings

Upload to Google Drive needs a connection, source file variable, destination folder/name, overwrite behavior, and output variable.

Connection

Required: Yes

Variables: No
Description: Google Drive connection.

Source variable

Required: Yes

Variables: Variable name
Description: File variable or artifact to upload.

Folder and filename

Required: No

Variables: Yes
Description: Drive folder and uploaded file name.

Output variable

Required: No

Variables: Variable name
Description: Stores uploaded file metadata.

Setting	Required	Variables	Description
Connection	Yes	No	Google Drive connection.
Source variable	Yes	Variable name	File variable or artifact to upload.
Folder and filename	No	Yes	Drive folder and uploaded file name.
Output variable	No	Variable name	Stores uploaded file metadata.

Outputs

Upload to Google Drive returns provider file metadata.

{{outputVariableName}}object

Uploaded file ID, name, URL, and provider metadata when available.

Example Flow

Use Upload to Google Drive after creating a file artifact.

Create a PDF, screenshot, spreadsheet, or saved file.
Upload the file variable to Drive.
Use the returned file metadata if needed.

Errors and fixes

Start with symptoms visible in the editor or Inspector, then check the earliest Block that produced the wrong page state, variable, or output.

No file variables are available.

Check: Check whether an upstream Block created a file variable.
Fix: Add Save File, Create Spreadsheet, Create PDF, or Screenshot before the upload.

Upload fails on permissions.

Check: Check the selected Drive connection and target folder.
Fix: Use a connection with folder write access.

Symptom	Check	Fix
No file variables are available.	Check whether an upstream Block created a file variable.	Add Save File, Create Spreadsheet, Create PDF, or Screenshot before the upload.
Upload fails on permissions.	Check the selected Drive connection and target folder.	Use a connection with folder write access.

Local and cloud runs

Cloud uploads expect a file artifact. Local runs can also use file variables created by local file Blocks.

Blocks

Understand how Blocks connect and pass state through a Flow.

Runs and outputs

Inspect Block output, errors, and variables after a run.