get a portable copy of a google workspace file

take a copy without sharing the live original. a bot can export google docs, sheets, slides and other supported workspace files into a format you choose.

by the dusk bot team · checked 12 november 2026 · how we made this

give it the file link and say 'pdf' or 'word'. google caps exported content at 10 mb. dusk requires read and write access for this export.

pixel art: a pink pixel bot, a blue pixel bot and an orange pixel bot beside the Google Drive mark on a white tile, a wrapped parcel and a folder of papers, on a grassy meadow in front of a calm sea with one small island, one saying "a copy to take away"

where it helps

give an offline editor a docx copy of your google doc
take a pdf presentation to a venue
make an xlsx copy for someone who uses excel
get a plain-text document copy for a separate reading task

the short version

give the editor a word file, or take a pdf to the venue. paste the original's link or ask the bot to find it. name the format you need.

docs can become docx or pdf
sheets can become xlsx or csv
slides can become pptx or pdf
drawings also support export

start from workspace content. uploaded photos and pdfs need a different conversion route. open the result before handing it over.

step by step

connect google drive with read and write for export
paste the workspace file link and name the format
ask to see the source title and format before each export if you want a preview
open the returned copy; pause the routine when rehearsals end

send this to your bot

paste this into a chat with your bot

every sunday at 7, read the linked google document for northmere choir’s current rehearsal notes. export it as docx only if the notes changed since the last copy. ask me before exporting; show the source title and format. return the file here. report size failures clearly. never share the original, email the copy or change the notes.

when: sundays at 19:00
needs: google drive connected; read and write for workspace export

what comes back looks like this (an example)

northmere choir rehearsal notes
copy: rehearsal-notes.docx
ready to open here, then edit offline.

what can go wrong

10 mb is the export ceiling. a bigger result can fail rather than return a complete file.
formats depend on the source. a slide deck cannot become a spreadsheet.
drive storage is broader than workspace export. this action is not a converter for every uploaded file.

permissions and asking first

dusk bot counts Export Google Workspace file as a change: it alters something in Google Drive, and the sending setting does not cover it. a bot you allow only to read can never call it.

the permissions Google Drive asks for to run it: drive, drive.file, drive.meet.readonly, drive.readonly.

inputs

input	required	what it is
`fileId`	yes	The ID of the Google Workspace file to export.
`mimeType`	yes	The MIME type of the format requested for this export.

from composio's catalog for Google Drive (action GOOGLEDRIVE_EXPORT_GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_FILE, read 12 november 2026⁴). your bot fills these in from what you tell it.

try it in 2 minutes

connect drive and allow workspace export
paste one google doc link
ask for a pdf copy
open it and look for missing pages or broken layout

mistakes people make

asking it to convert an uploaded pdf

start from a supported google workspace original.

sending the copy without opening it

open the copy and look at its layout before passing it on.

questions

why does it need write access just to make a copy?

dusk treats export as a change. read only cannot call it. allow this exact action rather than unrelated drive edits.

does exporting give someone access to the original?

you get a copy; the original stays private. export returns file content without changing sharing permissions. sending that copy is a separate job.

sources

dusk bot docs: files and apps
dusk bot docs: routines
dusk bot docs: a bot's computer
composio, Google Drive toolkit (catalog version 20261104_00), checked 12 november 2026

drafted with ai help from the dusk bot docs and the sources listed on this page, then checked against them. if something here is wrong or out of date, write to [email protected].