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Google Drive

Connect Google Drive to let agents search, read, create, and update files.

The Google Drive integration lets your AI agents work with your files. Agents can search for documents, read file contents, create new files, and update existing ones.

Connecting Google Drive

  1. Go to Settings > Integrations.
  2. Click Connect next to Google Drive.
  3. Sign in with your Google account and grant VectorChat access.
  4. You'll be redirected back to VectorChat once the connection is complete.

What Agents Can Do

Search Files

Search your Drive by file name, content, or type. You can filter results by:

  • File type -- Documents, spreadsheets, presentations, folders, PDFs, or images.
  • Folder -- Limit the search to a specific folder.
  • Result count -- Return up to 100 results (default 10).

Read Files

Agents can read the content of files in your Drive. The integration handles different file types automatically:

File TypeExport Format
Google DocsPlain text (default), HTML
Google SheetsCSV (default), Excel
Google SlidesPlain text
Other filesDownloaded as-is

For large files, content is delivered in chunks (50 KB at a time) with a continuation token for reading the next chunk. Files are limited to 10 MB.

Create Files

Create new files in Google Drive by specifying a name, content, and optional MIME type and folder. By default, files are created as plain text in the root folder.

Update Files

Replace the content of an existing file by providing the file ID and new content.

List Folders

Browse the contents of any folder in your Drive. Supports pagination for folders with many items.

Write operations (creating and updating files) require confirmation before the agent executes them.

Disconnecting

Go to Settings > Integrations, find Google Drive, and click Disconnect. This removes your stored credentials and prevents agents from accessing your files.