How to sync new Google Docs documents to Airtable

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How to sync new Google Docs documents to Airtable
1. Add the Google Docs trigger
2. Add the Airtable "Add record" automation
3. Turn on the playbook
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Relay.app is an automation tool that lets you automate actions across Google Docs, Airtable, and many other apps. In this guide, we'll show you how to automatically run the “add record to table” action in Airtable for each document added to folder in Google Docs using Relay.app.

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Trigger

Last triggered

Document added to folder

Add record to table

Add the Google Docs trigger

Every playbook starts with a trigger. The trigger detects changes in your connected apps and responds to your playbook.

Click "Add trigger" and select "Document added to folder" under Google Docs. Then, select the parent folder where documents are added. If this is your first time using a Google Docs integration in Relay, you'll be prompted to connect your Google Docs account.

Every time a document is added to a folder in Google Docs, your playbook will run automatically.

Add the Airtable "Add record" automation

Now, you can add a new record to Airtable. Add a further step and select "Add record" from the list of Airtable automations.

Connect Airtable to Relay if you haven't already, then fill out the details like the table and fields. You can reference fields from Google Docs to automatically pass along the correct data.

Turn on the playbook

When you are done with the playbook, it's time to turn it on.

The playbook will now run automatically whenever a document is added to a folder in Google Docs. You can also click "Check now" to manually check whenever you'd like.