Connect Google Drive to Cowork
Access files and folders. Organize documents, spreadsheets, and slides. Includes version history control.
What Cowork can do with Google Drive
- • Read Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
- • List and search files and folders
- • Create new documents from templates
- • Organize files into folders
- • Extract data from spreadsheets
- • Read version history to see changes over time
Setup guide
1
Connect Google Drive in Cowork settings
Open Cowork, go to Settings > Connectors > Google Drive. Click "Connect Drive" and authorize via Google OAuth. Choose read-only access unless you need Cowork to create or edit files.
2
Set folder access scope
You can grant Cowork access to your entire Drive or limit it to a specific folder. Limiting access to a project folder is safer and recommended.
3
Enable write access if needed
If you want Cowork to create or edit files, enable write access. Cowork will always show you a preview and ask for confirmation before saving any changes.
4
Test with a read-only action
Ask Cowork: "List the files in my Drive root folder." This confirms the connection without any risk to your data.
Default permissions
- • Read all file types in Google Drive
- • Search files by name, content, or date
- • Create new files only with your confirmation
- • Cannot permanently delete files (moves to trash only)
- • Version history is read-only