Connect your Google Drive account with ClickUp to attach files to tasks and comments!

What you'll need

• The Google Drive integration is available on all paid plans.
• You can authorize one Google Drive account per user per Workspace. Different Workspaces can be integrated with different Google Drive accounts.
• Guests with comment permissions and above can use cloud storage apps to attach files to ClickUp tasks.

The data in your Google Drive account will not be available to anyone else through ClickUp. If you attach files from Google Drive to a ClickUp task, you can control who has access to the files by making your tasks personal.

Connection types

The features and commands available depend on which type of connection you use.

Enable the Google Drive integration

You can enable the Google Drive integration from the App Center or Command Center.

App Center

You can set up either Google Drive connection type from the App Center. Once connected, you'll need to manually enable Connected Search for each available connection type.

From the App Center:

1. Search for and select Google Drive.
2. Select the Personal or Workspace tab.
3. Click Connect.
4. Sign in to your Google Drive account to authorize access.

Command Center

You can set up your first Google Drive connection from the Command Center. If available, Connected Search will be automatically enabled for the connection type you choose.

From the Command Center:

1. Under the search bar, click Apps.
2. Under G-Drive, click Connect.
3. Under Personal Connection or Workspace Connections, click Connect or Turn on.
4. Sign in to your Google Drive account to authorize access.

Search Google Drive files using Connected Search

After enabling the Google Drive integration, you can manually enable Personal or Workspace Connected Search.

Google Drive link previews

See live, synced visualizations of Google Drive files in your Workspace. Eliminate the need to switch between apps and potentially lose context.

Preview Google Drive links

To create a preview of a Google Drive link:

1. Paste a Google Drive link into ClickUp.
2. Select Preview. The first time that you paste a Google Drive link, you'll see the option to connect your account. 
   
3. You'll see a detailed preview of the Google Drive content in ClickUp. This preview automatically updates when changes are made to any relevant fields.

All previews include the following information:

• Thumbnail
  • Thumbnails do not display for all link types.
• File type
• File size
• Date and time of the last edits made

Only members that have connected their Google Drive accounts can see your link preview content.

Mention Google Drive links

In addition to previews, you can also mention Google Drive links. Mentions provide a more condensed visualization of the content in the link.

To paste a Google Drive link as a mention:

1. Paste a Google Drive link into ClickUp.
2. Select Mention. The first time that you paste a Google Drive link, you'll see the option to connect your account.
3. The link mention will display in your draft. You can add additional text and other content to your message before sending.

Embed Google Drive files

To embed Google Drive files:

1. Paste a Google Drive link into ClickUp.
2. Select Preview. The first time that you paste a Google Drive link, you'll see the option to connect your account. 
3. You'll see a detailed preview of the Google Drive content in ClickUp.
4. Hover over the preview and click the open preview icon.
5. Make changes to the embedded file.

You can embed the following Google Drive file types into ClickUp:

• PDF files
• Images
• Videos
• Docs
• Presentations
• Sheets

Embeds that require people to log in to an external site do not work on the desktop app or mobile app.

Paste Google Drive URLs

If you don't want to use previews or mentions, you can paste a Google Drive link as a traditional URL by pasting the link and clicking URL.

Attach Google Drive files to tasks

To attach a file from Google Drive to a task:

1. Open the task.
2. Scroll down and hover over the Attachments section.
3. Click the plus icon to the right.
   

   Tasks can have up to 30 attachments.

4. Select Google Drive.
5. Select the file you want to attach.

Files uploaded from Google Drive will have a Google Drive icon on the attachment thumbnail.

Use /Slash Commands to attach Google Drive files

Type /em gdrive in a task comment to attach files in as few clicks as possible.

Create and attach a Google Doc

To create a new Google Doc from a task:

1. Open the task.
2. Scroll down and hover over the Attachments section.
3. Click the plus icon to the right.
4. Select New Google Doc.
5. Click Create Doc. The doc will be linked to your task. 

Disconnect the Google Drive integration

If you no longer need to access Google Drive files in ClickUp, you can disconnect the integration from the App Center:

1. Search for and select Google Drive.
2. Depending on your connection type, select the Personal or Workspace tab.
   

   Only owners and admins can disconnect Workspace connections.

3. Next to Connected, click the ellipsis ... menu.
4. Select Disconnect.
5. To confirm, click Disconnect.