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Email a Google Drive File Link
by googleworkspace/cli
Share a Google Drive file and email the link with a message to recipients.
Skill content
Share Google Drive files and email access links to recipients in a single workflow.
- Combines Google Drive file sharing with Gmail delivery in three sequential steps: locate files, grant access permissions, and send notification emails
- Requires both gws-drive and gws-gmail skills to be loaded before execution
- Supports role-based sharing (reader, commenter, editor) and targets specific email addresses with custom messages
Email a Google Drive File Link
PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-drive, gws-gmail
Share a Google Drive file and email the link with a message to recipients.
Steps
- Find the file: gws drive files list --params '{"q": "name = '\''Quarterly Report'\''"}'
- Share the file: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "[email protected]"}'
- Email the link: gws gmail +send --to [email protected] --subject 'Quarterly Report' --body 'Hi, please find the report here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/FILE_ID'