How can user upload files from their Google Drive?

  • GrayAcademy
    Asked on May 17, 2022 at 10:24 AM

    Hello.

    We have a request for absence form that teachers submit when they will be away from school. There is an upload button for them to submit their lesson plans but they are not able to access their Google drive from this widget. They all use Google drive and it is a bit awkward for them to upload a file from their phones.

    Also, is there a way for a form to be approved by the people who receive notifications? This is also for the absence form; the principal has to approve the request and we would like to have that integrated into the form if possible.

    Thanks


  • Girish Enterprise Support
    Replied on May 17, 2022 at 10:50 AM

    Hello,

    If you want to let your users upload their files directly from Google drive while filling the form, then you will need to use the File Uploader by Uploadcare widget on your form. At the moment only this widget allows your user to upload files from Google drive.

    I have moved your second query to a new ticket: https://www.jotform.com/answers/4019884.

  • GrayAcademy
    Replied on May 17, 2022 at 11:08 AM

    Would you be able to help me understand how to install this Widget?


  • Myla JotForm Support
    Replied on May 17, 2022 at 11:44 AM

    Hello GrayAcademy,

    Thank you for reaching back to us. Please do provide us the form URL where you wanted this to be added so we can help you on how to add widget. Here is a guide on how to get From URL.

    We're awaiting your reply and looking forward to assisting you further.


  • GrayAcademy
    Replied on May 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM

    I did find the info I needed, but a credit card is requested to upload more than just images, so we will not be using it after all.

    Thank you.


  • Sigit JotForm Support
    Replied on May 19, 2022 at 6:05 PM

    Hello GrayAcademy,


    Thank you for getting back to us. Unfortunately, as mentioned by my colleague, at the moment only this widget (powered by Uploadcare) allows your user to upload files from Google drive. Unfortunately, a direct Jotform - Google Drive widget you're looking for isn't available at Jotform right now. We've gone ahead and escalated a feature request to our developers, but when or if it's developed depends on their workload, how viable it is, and how many other users also request it. If there are any updates, we’ll circle back to this thread and let you know.

    Thanks for your patience and understanding, we appreciate it.