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How to create, save and download a text file in Okta Workflows?
This guide will teach you how to create, save, and download a text file in Okta Workflows using Google Docs and Google Drive connectors.
Create a text file
The following flow shows how to create a text file:

The steps in the flow:
- The Compose card creates a text.
- The Google Docs – Create Document creates a document with a name in Google Drive. It returns the document ID.
- The Google Docs – Update Document card inserts text into a Google Docs document with the ID from the previous step.
- Set the Operation Type to Insert Text in Options.

- Set the Operation Type to Insert Text in Options.
- Download the file using Google Drive – Download File card with the document ID from step 2.
Running the flow:

The flow creates the following document:

Things to know
- Rerunning the flow again will create a file with a different ID and the same Workflows Text File name.
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