What does this Airtable automation do?
A new Drive file is read, summarized, and logged as an Airtable record with its summary.
What can you do with it?
- Index documents as they arrive
- Store what the file says, not just its name
- Make the base searchable by content
The Steps
This automation runs in 4 steps:
- When Google Drive — New File
- Then Google Drive — Read file
- Then Taskade AI — Ask AI
- Then Airtable — Create Record
Who is this automation for?
Built for teams cataloguing documents. A new Drive file is read, summarized, and logged as an Airtable record with its summary.
How do you set it up?
- Open the "Automations" tab in your workspace.
- Click ➕ Add automation, then start from scratch.
- Add the trigger "New File" from Google Drive.
- Add the action "Read file" from Google Drive.
- Add the action "Ask AI" from Taskade AI.
- Add the action "Create Record" from Airtable.
- Connect your Airtable account when prompted, then enable the toggle in the top-right corner.
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