
Google Drive: Create Folder
This item creates a new folder in the specified folder on Google Drive.
Basic Configs
- Step Name
- Note
Configs for this Auto Step
- UserID
- C1: User connects to Google Drive (must be App Administrator) *
- ParentFolderId
- C2: Parent Folder ID(When empty,create in My Drive root)#{EL}
- FolderName
- C3: Folder Name to create *#{EL}
- FolderIdItem
- C4: Data Item that will save Folder ID
- WebViewUrlItem
- C5: Data Item that will save web view url of Folder
Notes
- Users in C1 need to have a configured connection with Google Drive in [Account Settings] > [Google Connectivity]
- Google Workspace Connectivity ([System Settings] > [Google Connectivity]) must be enabled on the workflow platform ([System Administrator Authorization] required )
Capture

See also
- Utilizing Google Drive from Workflow
- M229: Auto Backup to Google Drive
- Intermediate Error Catch Event (Boundary Type)
Script (click to open)
- An XML file that contains the code below is available to download
- google-drive-folder-create.xml (C) Questetra, Inc. (MIT License)
- If you are using Professional, you can modify the contents of this file and use it as your own add-on auto step
main();
function main() {
let parentFolderId = configs.get("ParentFolderId");
const folderName = configs.get("FolderName");
if (folderName === "" || folderName === null) {
throw "Folder Name is blank";
}
const quser = configs.getObject("UserID");
checkUser(quser);
const json = createFolder(quser, parentFolderId, folderName);
setData("FolderIdItem", json, "id");
setData("WebViewUrlItem", json, "webViewLink");
}
/**
* ユーザーIDをチェックする
* @param {QuserView} quser ユーザ
*/
function checkUser(quser) {
if (quser === null) {
throw "User not found";
}
}
/**
* プロセスにデータを保存する
* @param {String} configName 保存先データ項目の config 名
* @param {Object} json 保存するデータをメンバに持つ JSON オブジェクト
* @param {String} property 保存するデータのプロパティ名
*/
function setData(configName, json, property) {
const item = configs.get(configName);
if (item === null || item === "") {
return;
}
const data = json[property];
engine.setDataByNumber(item, data);
}
/**
* Google ドライブにフォルダを作成する
* @param {QuserView} quser ユーザ
* @param {String} parentFolderId 親フォルダのID
* @param {String} name フォルダ名
* @return {Object} jsonRes レスポンス本文の JSON オブジェクト
*/
function createFolder(quser, parentFolderId, name) {
let reqBody = {};
//mime type of google drive folder
reqBody["mimeType"] = "application/vnd.google-apps.folder";
if (parentFolderId !== "" && parentFolderId !== null) {
reqBody["parents"] = [parentFolderId];
}
reqBody["name"] = name;
const url = "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/";
const response = httpClient
.begin()
.googleOAuth2(quser, "Drive")
.queryParam("fields", "id, webViewLink")
.queryParam("supportsAllDrives", "true")
.body(JSON.stringify(reqBody), "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
.post(url);
const status = response.getStatusCode();
const responseTxt = response.getResponseAsString();
if (status >= 300) {
const error = `Failed to create. status:${status}`;
engine.log(responseTxt);
throw error;
}
const jsonRes = JSON.parse(responseTxt);
return jsonRes;
}