Connect Mailchimp and Google Drive

Mailchimp grows your audience and Google Drive holds the files you promise them: guides, templates, course material. FlowMattic links the two from your WordPress site, so a new subscriber can be given access to a file under their own email, a client signup can get a shared folder, and campaign details and audience backups can be filed in Drive for your records.

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When this happens in Mailchimp6 triggers

Do this in Google Drive28 actions

1. TriggerNew Subscriber

2. ActionShare File

When Mailchimp fires New Subscriber, FlowMattic runs Share File in Google Drive with the data from that event.

You build this in the FlowMattic workflow builder on your own site. See the setup steps

Mailchimp and Google Drive workflows you can build

Each one uses only triggers and actions the two integrations ship today, plus FlowMattic's own tools. Where the library has a ready-made template, import it instead of building from scratch.

Share the promised download with each new subscriber

Instead of a public link that gets passed around, each subscriber gets the guide or template shared with their own email address when they join the audience.

New SubscriberShare File

Create and share a folder for each new client subscriber

Coaches and agencies who sign clients up through a Mailchimp form get a Drive folder named after the client, shared with them, and the link saved as a member note.

New SubscriberCreate a FolderShare FolderAdd Member Note

Archive each campaign's details as a text file

Every new or sent campaign is written to a text file in a Drive folder with its subject, audience and send time, building a record of what went out and when.

New CampaignText FormatterCreate File From Text

Rename a member's folder when they change email

If client folders are named by email, an address change in Mailchimp finds the old folder and renames it, so the folder still matches the person.

Email Address ChangesFind FolderUpdate File/Folder Name

Keep a record of unsubscribes in a Drive folder

Each unsubscribe writes a small file with the email, date and reason if given, which helps when you need to show when someone opted out.

New UnsubscriberDate/Time FormatterCreate File From Text

Save a weekly CSV backup of your audience to Drive

Every Monday, Get All Members pulls the audience, CSV Creator turns it into a file and Upload a File stores it in Drive, so you keep your own dated copy of the list.

ScheduleGet All MembersCSV CreatorUpload a File

Set up: share the download on signup

When you finish, everyone who joins your Mailchimp audience gets your file in Google Drive shared with their email.

Upload the file
Put the guide or template in Google Drive and note its name or ID so the workflow can find it.
Connect both accounts
Add Mailchimp and Google Drive under Connects. Use the Google account that owns the file.
Start with New Subscriber
Create a workflow with the Mailchimp New Subscriber trigger, pick the audience and add yourself as a test subscriber.
Share the file
Add Share File, select the file and map the subscriber's email as the person to share with. Test it and switch the workflow on.

From Mailchimp	To Google Drive
Email address	Share with
FNAME	Message to the subscriber

Triggers and actions in this pair

A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.

Good to know

Get All Members returns one page of members per call. For a large audience, repeat the step for each page, or export the full list from Mailchimp.
Share File gives one email address access. For a file anyone can open, Share File with Anyone returns a public link instead.
Mailchimp's New Subscriber runs per audience. Build one workflow per audience, or use a Router, if each list gets a different file.
Find Folder searches by name, so name client folders in a way that stays unique, such as name plus email.

Mailchimp

Integration page

Triggers (6)

New SubscriberTriggers when a new subscriber is added
New UnsubscriberTriggers when any current subscriber unsubscribes
Profile UpdatesTriggers when a profile updated
Cleaned EmailsTrigger when emails cleaned
Email Address ChangesTrigger when email address changes
New CampaignTriggers when a new campaign is created or sent

Actions (16)

Add New MemberAdd a new member to the list
Add Member TagAdd a new tag to the existing member. New tags will be added if they are not exist.
Remove Member TagRemove a tag from the list member.
Add Member NoteAdd a new note to the existing member.
Delete List MemberRemove a member from the audience list.
Update MemberUpdate an existing member. Fails if the member does not already exist on the list.
Find MemberLook up a member by email and return their full record
Archive MemberArchive a member from the audience list. Their data is kept but they no longer count toward the list size. Reversible (unlike Delete List Member).
Add Member EventRecord a custom event for a member. Useful for triggering customer-journey automations
Add Member to SegmentAdd an existing member to a static segment
Remove Member from SegmentRemove a member from a static segment
Get All MembersFetch a page of members from the audience list
Send CampaignSend an existing campaign by ID
Create CampaignCreate a new regular campaign for an audience list
Create AudienceCreate a new audience list
Make API CallSend a custom request to any Mailchimp Marketing API endpoint. Power-user escape hatch

Google Drive

Integration page

Triggers (4)

New FileTriggers when any new file is added (inside of any folder)
New FolderTriggers when a new folder is added directly to a specific folder
New File in FolderTriggers when a new file is created, moved, or uploaded to a specific folder
Updated FileTriggers when a file is updated in a specific folder

Actions (28)

Upload a FileUpload file to your Google Drive selected folder
Create a FolderCreate a new folder in your Google Drive
Create a Sub FolderCreate an empty sub folder
Share FolderShare the folder by its ID to an email
Share Folder with AnyoneGenerates the link to share with anyone on the internet
Share FileShare any file by its ID to an email
Share File with AnyoneGenerates the link to share with anyone on the internet
Find FileSearch for a specific file by name
Find FolderSearch for a specific folder by name
Find Multiple FilesSearch for multiple files by name or within a specific folder
Retrieve File or Folder by IDGet a file or folder by its ID
Create File From TextCreate a new file from plain text
Create ShortcutCreate a shortcut to a file
Copy FileCreate a copy of the specified file
Move FileMove a file from one folder to another
Update File/Folder NameUpdate the name of file or folder
Delete FileDelete the file
Create Shared DriveCreate a new shared drive in your Google Drive
Export File to PDFExport a document or file to PDF format
Download File to Media LibraryDownload a file from Google Drive and add it to WordPress media library
List Files in FolderList all files in a specific Google Drive folder
Update File ContentReplace the content of an existing file
Trash File/FolderMove a file or folder to the trash
Restore File from TrashRestore a previously trashed file or folder
Empty TrashPermanently delete all files in the trash
Add Comment to FileAdd a comment to a file in Google Drive
List Comments on FileRetrieve all comments on a file
Transfer OwnershipTransfer file ownership to another Google account

Why run this pair with FlowMattic

Mailchimp and Google Drive connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.

Downloads stay with subscribers

Files are shared with the person who signed up, so your paid or premium material does not spread through a public link.

Records you own

Campaign and unsubscribe records sit in your own Drive, written by FlowMattic from your WordPress site.

Big launches cost the same

Runs are unlimited, so a signup spike after a launch shares every file without a bigger plan.

Common questions

Can Mailchimp share a Google Drive file with new subscribers?

Yes. Start a FlowMattic workflow with Mailchimp New Subscriber and add Google Drive Share File with the subscriber's email. They get access to that file under their own Google login.

Can I send a different file to each audience?

Yes. Build a workflow for each audience with its own file, or use one workflow with a Router that picks the file by audience.

Can I remove access when someone unsubscribes?

The Google Drive actions here share, move, rename and delete files, but do not remove one person's access. You can move or rename the file, or share a fresh copy with current subscribers.

Can a file in Drive be added to a Mailchimp campaign?

Yes, in steps. New File in Folder starts the workflow, Share File with Anyone returns a public link, and Create Campaign sets up a campaign for the audience. Send yourself a test before adding Send Campaign, so you can check the link appears where you expect.

Can I back up my audience to Drive?

Yes. A Schedule can run Get All Members, build a CSV with CSV Creator and save it with Upload a File, giving you a dated copy of the audience each week. Create File From Text can also log each new subscriber as they join.

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Reviewed 23 Oct 2026. The example workflows are written with AI from the real triggers and actions of both integrations and checked against them. Mailchimp integration 2.1.0, Google Drive integration 3.0.0.