Move files from Google Drive to your FTP server automatically

Transfers files from Google Drive to your FTP server on a schedule and emails you a report.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per one per file.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Design-Time Knowledge (13)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationReporting & AnalyticsAPI & Webhook IntegrationScheduling & CalendarFile & Cloud Storage
Connects
Google DriveFTPGmail

The problem it solves

Manually downloading files from Google Drive and re-uploading them to an FTP server is tedious and easy to forget. When a transfer fails silently, nobody notices until a client or partner asks where their files went.

Who it fits

Teams that need to regularly deliver files from cloud storage to an FTP server, like agencies or operations departments.

How it works

  1. Runs on a set schedule, or can be triggered on demand
  2. Finds files in a specified Google Drive folder
  3. Uploads each file to your FTP server one at a time
  4. Logs the results of every transfer
  5. Emails you a report showing what succeeded or failed
What you get

Files that land on your FTP server without anyone touching them

Your files move from Google Drive to your FTP server on schedule, with a report confirming every transfer succeeded.

What you get

Files delivered to your FTP server plus an emailed transfer report.

What you need

A Google Drive account, an FTP server with upload access, and an email account for reports.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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