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Google Drive and Telegram integration

Save yourself the work of writing custom integrations for Google Drive and Telegram and use n8n instead. Build adaptable and scalable Data & Storage, and Communication workflows that work with your technology stack. All within a building experience you will love.

How to connect Google Drive and Telegram

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Google Drive and Telegram integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Google Drive and Telegram nodes

You can find Google Drive and Telegram in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Google Drive and Telegram nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Google Drive and Telegram integration: Add and configure Google Drive and Telegram nodes

Step 3: Connect Google Drive and Telegram

A connection establishes a link between Google Drive and Telegram (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Google Drive and Telegram integration: Connect Google Drive and Telegram

Step 4: Customize and extend your Google Drive and Telegram integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Google Drive and Telegram with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Google Drive and Telegram integration: Customize and extend your Google Drive and Telegram integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Google Drive and Telegram workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Google Drive to Telegram or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Google Drive and Telegram integration: Test and activate your Google Drive and Telegram workflow

Save new Files received on Telegram to Google Drive

Effortlessly optimize your workflow by automatically save all files you are receiving on Telegram to a Google Drive Folder.

How it works

Retrieve a message sent to your Telegram Bot containing a file
Upload the file to your Google Drive Folder

Set up Steps

Create a Telegram Account and a Telegram Bot and connect your Telegram Bot to n8n by following the official n8n instructions
Create a Google Drive Folder
Connect your Google Drive with n8n following the official n8n instructions
Set the right folder in the Google Drive node

Use case examples

Backup and Recovery
Cross-Platform Access
File Organization and Management
File Collaboration and Sharing
Storage Space Management

Nodes used in this workflow

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Build your own Google Drive and Telegram integration

Create custom Google Drive and Telegram workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Google Drive supported actions

Copy
Create a copy of an existing file
Create From Text
Create a file from a provided text
Delete
Permanently delete a file
Download
Download a file
Move
Move a file to another folder
Share
Add sharing permissions to a file
Update
Update a file
Upload
Upload an existing file to Google Drive
Search
Search or list files and folders
Create
Create a folder
Delete
Permanently delete a folder
Share
Add sharing permissions to a folder
Create
Create a shared drive
Delete
Permanently delete a shared drive
Get
Get a shared drive
Get Many
Get the list of shared drives
Update
Update a shared drive

Telegram supported actions

Get
Get up to date information about a chat
Get Administrators
Get the Administrators of a chat
Get Member
Get the member of a chat
Leave
Leave a group, supergroup or channel
Set Description
Set the description of a chat
Set Title
Set the title of a chat
Answer Query
Send answer to callback query sent from inline keyboard
Answer Inline Query
Send answer to callback query sent from inline bot
Get
Get a file
Delete Chat Message
Delete a chat message
Edit Message Text
Edit a text message
Pin Chat Message
Pin a chat message
Send Animation
Send an animated file
Send Audio
Send a audio file
Send Chat Action
Send a chat action
Send Document
Send a document
Send Location
Send a location
Send Media Group
Send group of photos or videos to album
Send Message
Send a text message
Send Photo
Send a photo
Send Sticker
Send a sticker
Send Video
Send a video
Unpin Chat Message
Unpin a chat message

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