Make Scenario: Auto-Convert New Google Docs to PDF
When a new document lands in a Drive folder, Make can detect it and start the conversion immediately. This removes any manual steps from the process of turning submitted or created documents into PDFs.
Setting up the Google Drive watch trigger
In Make, create a new scenario and add a Google Drive module. Choose 'Watch Files' as the module type. Connect your Google account, select the folder to watch, and set the maximum number of files to process per run. Save and activate the trigger.
Adding the download as PDF action
After the watch trigger, add another Google Drive module and choose 'Download a File'. Set the file ID to the value from the trigger module. Set the conversion format to PDF. Make fetches the PDF version of the document and passes it as a data object to subsequent modules.
Filtering for Google Docs only
Add a Filter between the trigger and the download module. Set the condition to check that the file MIME type equals application/vnd.google-apps.document. This prevents the scenario from running on uploaded PDFs, images, or other file types in the same folder.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often does Make check for new files?
The watch frequency depends on your Make plan and the schedule you set for the scenario. Paid plans can run scenarios as frequently as every minute.
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