recipe-bulk-download-folder

SKILL.md

Bulk download all files from a Google Drive folder with automatic format conversion.

Requires the gws-drive skill and gws binary to execute

Lists folder contents by querying parent folder ID, then downloads each file individually

Supports exporting Google Docs and Sheets as PDF or other formats during download

Workflow: query folder, iterate through results, download or export each file to local storage

Bulk Download Drive Folder

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-drive

List and download all files from a Google Drive folder.

Steps

List files in folder: gws drive files list --params '{"q": "'\''FOLDER_ID'\'' in parents"}' --format json

Download each file: gws drive files get --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID", "alt": "media"}' -o filename.ext

Export Google Docs as PDF: gws drive files export --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID", "mimeType": "application/pdf"}' -o document.pdf