Export file - Automate.ax

googleDrive.exportFile export a Google Workspace file to another format.

Example

import { automation, onDashboardRun } from "automate.ax"
import { googleDrive } from "automate.ax/google-drive"

export default automation("Export file", () => {
  onDashboardRun({ title: "Export file" })
  googleDrive.exportFile({
    fileId: "document-id",
    mimeType: "application/pdf",
    name: "report.pdf",
  })
})

Inputs

Provide fileId and the destination mimeType. name is optional. A second argument with account selects a Google Account.

Output

Returns a File containing the exported bytes. Google limits available formats by source file type and caps exported content at 10 MB. If an export exceeds that limit, try a more compact supported format or split the source into smaller files before retrying.