How to find or create folders and upload files in Google Drive when new files are uploaded for a company in Assembly (formerly Copilot)

This Zap will allow you to automate file syncing from Assembly (formerly Copilot) company file channels to Google Drive. This Zap will work best if you have folders for each company name that exactly match the company name in Assembly (formerly Copilot)You can also create new folders using the company name instead. This Zap has some steps that will error due to sample data, but if you follow this guide, you can test your Zap to see that it will run after publishing!

Allene Norton
72 steps
6 minutes

Zapier

As of September 30, 2025, we’ve rebranded to Assembly. The steps below remain the same. When searching in Zapier, look for Assembly (formerly Copilot) and this logo.

Navigate to your Zapier dashboard and click + Create to start creating your Zap.

Click the "Search…" field.

Type "Copilot"

Click "Copilot"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "File Created"

Click "Continue"

Click "Choose" to select your connected Copilot account, or connect a new one.

Click "Continue"

Click "Test trigger"

Click "Continue"

Type "Copilot"

Click "Copilot"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "Find a File Channel"

Click "Continue"

Click here.

Click "Channel ID"

Click "Choose value…" under Membership Type.

Click "company"

Click "Continue"

Click "Test action"

*NOTE*: This step will error because the data coming from the trigger is a sample. Click "Skip Test" and test your Zap after publishing.

Click "Skip test"

Click this icon.

Type "Copilot"

Click "Copilot"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "Find a Company"

Click "Continue"

Click here.

Click "2. Find a File Channel in Copilot"

Click "Membership Entity ID"

Click "Continue"

Click "Test action"

*NOTE*: This step will error because the data coming from the trigger is a sample. Click "Skip Test" and test your Zap after publishing.

Click "Skip test"

Click this icon.

Type "Google Drive"

Click "Google Drive"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "Find a Folder"

Click "Continue"

Click here.

Click "3. Find a Company in Copilot"

Click "Name"

Click the "Create Google Drive Folder if it doesn’t exist yet?" field if you want to create a new folder instead of finding an existing folder.

Click "Continue"

Click "Test action"

Click this icon.

Click the "Search…" field.

Type "Gooogle Drive"

Click "Google Drive"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "Upload File"

Click "Continue"

Click here.

Click "1. File Created in Copilot"

Click "File"

Click here.

Click "1. File Created in Copilot"

Click "Name"

Click "Choose value…"

Click "Custom"

Click "4. Find a Folder in Google Drive"

Click "ID"

Click "Continue"

Click "Test action"

How to find or create folders and upload files in Google Drive when new files are uploaded for a company in Assembly (formerly Copilot)

Allene Norton
72 steps
6 minutes

Zapier

As of September 30, 2025, we’ve rebranded to Assembly. The steps below remain the same. When searching in Zapier, look for Assembly (formerly Copilot) and this logo.

Navigate to your Zapier dashboard and click + Create to start creating your Zap.

Click the "Search…" field.

Type "Copilot"

Click "Copilot"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "File Created"

Click "Continue"

Click "Choose" to select your connected Copilot account, or connect a new one.

Click "Continue"

Click "Test trigger"

Click "Continue"

Type "Copilot"

Click "Copilot"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "Find a File Channel"

Click "Continue"

Click here.

Click "Channel ID"

Click "Choose value…" under Membership Type.

Click "company"

Click "Continue"

Click "Test action"

*NOTE*: This step will error because the data coming from the trigger is a sample. Click "Skip Test" and test your Zap after publishing.

Click "Skip test"

Click this icon.

Type "Copilot"

Click "Copilot"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "Find a Company"

Click "Continue"

Click here.

Click "2. Find a File Channel in Copilot"

Click "Membership Entity ID"

Click "Continue"

Click "Test action"

*NOTE*: This step will error because the data coming from the trigger is a sample. Click "Skip Test" and test your Zap after publishing.

Click "Skip test"

Click this icon.

Type "Google Drive"

Click "Google Drive"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "Find a Folder"

Click "Continue"

Click here.

Click "3. Find a Company in Copilot"

Click "Name"

Click the "Create Google Drive Folder if it doesn’t exist yet?" field if you want to create a new folder instead of finding an existing folder.

Click "Continue"

Click "Test action"

Click this icon.

Click the "Search…" field.

Type "Gooogle Drive"

Click "Google Drive"

Click the "*EventRequired" field.

Click "Upload File"

Click "Continue"

Click here.

Click "1. File Created in Copilot"

Click "File"

Click here.

Click "1. File Created in Copilot"

Click "Name"

Click "Choose value…"

Click "Custom"

Click "4. Find a Folder in Google Drive"

Click "ID"

Click "Continue"

Click "Test action"