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Google Drive Search

This component lets you search for files in your Google Drive account directly from your Nappai dashboard. You can specify what you’re looking for and get back a list of matching files.

Relationship with Google Drive API

This component uses the Google Drive API to access and search your Google Drive files. You’ll need to connect your Google Drive account to Nappai to use this component. Nappai handles the technical details of communicating with the Google Drive API securely.

Inputs

  • Query Item: Choose what part of your Google Drive files to search. Options include the file name, the full text within the file (if supported by the file type), or the file type itself.
  • Valid Operator: Select how the search term should match the query item. Options include “contains” (finds files where the search term is part of the query item), ”=”, ”!=”, etc.
  • Search Term: Enter the text you want to search for. This is what Nappai will look for in your Google Drive files based on your chosen “Query Item” and “Valid Operator”.
  • Query String: (Optional) You can manually enter a Google Drive search query string here if you prefer. This overrides the automatically generated query.
  • Max Results: Specify the maximum number of files you want Nappai to return. The default is 10.
  • Credential: Select the Google Drive account you want to search from the list of connected accounts.

Outputs

  • Document URLs: A list of direct links to the files found. Click these links to open the files in Google Drive.
  • Document IDs: A list of unique identifiers for each file found. These IDs are useful for other Nappai components that might need to reference these files.
  • Document Titles: A list of the titles of the files found.
  • Data: A structured list containing the title, URL, and ID of each file found. This output is useful for further processing within Nappai.

Usage Example

Let’s say you want to find all spreadsheets (“mimeType”) containing the words “sales report” (“fullText”).

  1. Query Item: Select “fullText”.
  2. Valid Operator: Select “contains”.
  3. Search Term: Enter “sales report”.
  4. Max Results: Leave at 10 (or change to a higher number if needed).
  5. Credential: Select your Google Drive account.

The component will then return lists of URLs, IDs, titles, and structured data for up to 10 spreadsheets containing “sales report”.

Templates

[List of templates where the component is used will be added here once the templates are defined.]

  • Google Drive File Manager: Use this component to manage your Google Drive files after finding them with the Google Drive Search component.
  • Google Drive Writer: Use this component to upload files to your Google Drive.

Tips and Best Practices

  • Use specific search terms for better results. The more precise your search, the fewer irrelevant files you’ll get.
  • Experiment with different “Query Items” and “Valid Operators” to refine your searches.
  • If you’re having trouble finding a file, try using the “Query String” input to manually craft your search query.

Security Considerations

Nappai uses secure methods to connect to your Google Drive account and protect your data. Only authorized users with the correct credentials can access your Google Drive files through this component. Always ensure you are using a strong password for your Google account.