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.
• Personal Connected Search is available on the Business Plus and Enterprise Plans.
• Workspace Connected Search is available on the Business Plan and above.
• 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.

From the App Center:

1. Search for and select Google Drive.
2. Click the Personal or Workspace tab.
3. Click the toggle next to Personal Connected Search or Workspace Connected Search.
4. Next to your connection, click Reconnect.
5. Google Drive files will display when searching your Workspace.

Pin Google Drive to Command Center

Filter search results to Google Drive files by pinning Google Drive to Command Center.

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.
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 Figma files in ClickUp, you can disconnect the integration from the App Center:

1. Search for and select Figma.
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.