Watches a Google Drive folder or file and sends you a notification each time someone edits, uploads, or moves something inside. Stays quiet on read-only views.
Best for: Teams sharing a single source of truth who need to stay in sync without constant manual checks.
Creator's repository · googleworkspace/cli
License: Apache-2.0
---
name: recipe-watch-drive-changes
description: "Subscribe to change notifications on a Google Drive file or folder."
metadata:
version: 0.22.5
openclaw:
category: "recipe"
domain: "engineering"
requires:
bins:
- gws
skills:
- gws-events
---
# Watch for Drive Changes
> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-events`
Subscribe to change notifications on a Google Drive file or folder.
## Steps
1. Create subscription: `gws events subscriptions create --json '{"targetResource": "//drive.googleapis.com/drives/DRIVE_ID", "eventTypes": ["google.workspace.drive.file.v1.updated"], "notificationEndpoint": {"pubsubTopic": "projects/PROJECT/topics/TOPIC"}, "payloadOptions": {"includeResource": true}}'`
2. List active subscriptions: `gws events subscriptions list`
3. Renew before expiry: `gws events +renew --subscription SUBSCRIPTION_ID`