Send to Google Drive with Google Apps Script

This Google Apps Script will automatically save Gmail attachments to Google Drive. It also has a premium version that supports nested Gmail labels, it can monitor multiple Gmail label and saves attachments in logical Google Drive folders.

function sendToGoogleDrive() {

  var sheet   = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();

  var gmailLabels  = sheet.getRange("D4:D4").getValue();
  var driveFolder  = sheet.getRange("D5:D5").getValue();
  var archiveLabel = sheet.getRange("D6:D6").getValue();

  var moveToLabel =  GmailApp.getUserLabelByName(archiveLabel);

  if ( ! moveToLabel ) {
    moveToLabel = GmailApp.createLabel(archiveLabel);
  }

  var filter = "has:attachment -label:" + archiveLabel + " label:" + gmailLabels;

  var threads = GmailApp.search(filter, 0, 5);

  var folder = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(driveFolder);

  if (folder.hasNext()) {
    folder = folder.next();
  } else {
    folder = DriveApp.createFolder(driveFolder);
  }

  for (var x=0; x function configure() {
  reset();
  ScriptApp.newTrigger("sendToGoogleDrive").timeBased().everyMinutes(5).create();
  Browser.msgBox("Initialized", "The program is now running.", Browser.Buttons.OK);
}

function onOpen() {
  var menu = [
    { name: "Step 1: Authorize",   functionName: "configure" },
    { name: "Step 2: Run Program", functionName: "configure" },
    { name: "Uninstall (Stop)",    functionName: "reset"     }
  ];
  SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet()
  .addMenu("Gmail Attachments", menu);
}

function reset() {

  var triggers = ScriptApp.getProjectTriggers();
  for (var i = 0; i < triggers.length; i++) {
    ScriptApp.deleteTrigger(triggers[i]);
  }

}

Amit Agarwal is a web geek, solo entrepreneur and loves making things on the Internet. Google recently awarded him the Google Developer Expert and Google Cloud Champion title for his work on Google Workspace and Google Apps Script.

Awards & Recognition

Google Developer Expert

Google Developer Expert

Google awarded us the Developer Expert title recogizing our work in Workspace

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Microsoft awarded us the Most Valuable Professional title for 5 years in a row

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