Mastering Multiple Shared Drives Monitoring on Google Drive with Make.com: A Comprehensive Guide

Hey there, Make.com users! Today, we're going to tackle a common problem that many of us face when using Google Drive with Make.com. The issue is about monitoring multiple shared drives on Google Drive and feeding the changes into a single workflow. Sounds tricky, right? But don't worry, we've got a solution for you!

The Problem

So, you've got a functioning scenario that watches for modifications to files within a shared drive in Google Drive using the 'Watch all files' module. It's working great for one shared drive, but you've got multiple shared drives that you'd like to monitor and feed into the same workflow. You've tried adding multiple 'Watch all files' modules and aggregating their outputs, but it's not working. You're wondering if there's a way to watch multiple shared drives within one scenario without creating and maintaining a separate scenario for each shared drive.

The Solution

After some research and discussion, we've found that the best way to tackle this problem is by creating a Scenario Chain via Custom Webhook. Here's how you can do it:

  1. Create one main scenario that accepts as input the Google Drive file and where to find it, then process it according to your needs.
  2. Create separate scenarios for each shared drive that you want to monitor. Each of these scenarios will watch their own drives and pass data on to your main scenario.

It's important to note that you can only use one trigger per scenario, hence you can only watch for one shared drive per scenario. This solution allows you to overcome this limitation by creating separate scenarios for each shared drive and linking them to a main scenario.

Troubleshooting Tips

If you're having trouble setting up the Scenario Chain, remember that Make.com is capable of creating scenarios within itself, as long as you can provide JSON files to build them. You can export a blueprint of any scenario, modify the JSON, then use Make.com to import it.

Conclusion

So, there you have it! A step-by-step solution to monitor multiple shared drives on Google Drive using Make.com. Remember, the key is to create a main scenario that processes the data and separate scenarios for each shared drive that pass data on to the main scenario. Happy making!

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