> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.spinnable.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Google Drive

> Search files, upload content, organize folders, and manage sharing

# Google Drive

**Searches files, uploads new content, organizes folders, adjusts sharing permissions.**

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## What Your Workers Can Do

Workers can search for files, upload new content, create folder structures, manage file organization, and adjust sharing permissions—your central file management hub.

**Popular use cases:**

* Find specific files or folders using wildcards
* Upload and organize documents
* Upload files directly from URLs
* Create folder structures for projects
* Share files with team members
* Download and process files
* Clean up and reorganize storage

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## Authentication

**Type:** OAuth 2.0

Sign in with your Google account—Spinnable receives a secure access token.

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## Supported Actions

### Finding & Reading

* Search for files by name or type
* Search with wildcards and patterns (case-insensitive)
  * `*.pdf` - Find all PDFs
  * `report*` - Files starting with "report"
  * `file?.txt` - Single character wildcards
* Find folders
* Download file contents with automatic processing

### Creating & Uploading

* Create new folders
* Upload files from your device
* Upload files directly from URLs
* Create files from text

### Managing & Organizing

* Edit existing files
* Copy files
* Delete files/folders (⚠️ destructive)
* Manage sharing permissions

<Warning>
  **Destructive actions available:** Deleting files and folders is permanent (moves to trash with 30-day recovery). Workers will be careful, but review requests before granting delete permissions.
</Warning>

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## Important Notes

**Model used:** Gemini 2.5 Pro for intelligent file operations and organization

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## Example Workflows

**Search with wildcards**

> "Find all PDF files in my Documents folder"
> "Search for files starting with 'Q4-report' in any format"

**Upload from URL**

> "Upload the file from [https://example.com/report.pdf](https://example.com/report.pdf) to my Reports folder"
> "Download the spreadsheet from this link and save it to my Drive"

**Find and share file**

> "Find the Q3 financial report and share it with the marketing team"

**Organize project files**

> "Create a new folder for Project Alpha and move all related documents into it"

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## Related Tools

* [Google Docs](/tools/google-docs) - Create and edit documents
* [Google Sheets](/tools/google-sheets) - Create spreadsheets
* [Notion](/tools/notion) - Alternative organization system