What's the difference between the Google Drive and Gmail integrations?

Gmail imports invoices and receipts directly from your email inbox. Google Drive imports PDF documents saved as files in a Drive folder — use Drive when invoices are filed in a shared finance folder rather than arriving by email. You can connect both at the same time.

Which folder does ClearSpend scan in Google Drive?

By default ClearSpend scans /ClearSpendDocuments/. During setup you can change the folder path to any folder in your Drive, such as a shared finance or accounts-payable folder.

What date range can I choose when setting up the sync?

You can choose last 90 days, since last sync, or a custom start date. If you pick Custom Date you must enter a start date before the sync will begin.

What level of access does ClearSpend request from Google Drive?

ClearSpend requests read-only access to Google Drive file metadata and content. It cannot create, edit, or delete files. You can revoke access at any time from your Google account settings.

Can I connect more than one Google account?

Yes. You can link multiple Google accounts if invoices are spread across personal and shared drives or different team mailboxes. Each account connects separately from the Integrations page.

How long does the first Google Drive sync take?

Most initial imports finish within a couple of minutes. If your folder contains a large number of PDFs it may take a little longer. The Google Drive card on the Integrations page shows the last sync time once the import is complete.

Transform Google Drive into Spend Data

ClearSpend connects to your shared Drive folder and automatically pulls vendors, amounts, and renewal dates from every invoice — no uploads, no searching, no spreadsheet matching.

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Capabilities

What Google Drive delivers

Drive

From file storage to financial visibility

Finance teams already store invoices in Drive — but turning those files into actual spend visibility still takes someone's time. ClearSpend connects directly to your shared folder and converts every incoming document into a subscription record automatically. New invoice lands in Drive, ClearSpend picks it up. Nothing falls through the cracks.

Notifications

Your Folder, Your Rules

ClearSpend only looks where you tell it to. Point it at a single shared folder and a start date — last 90 days, since your last sync, or a custom date — and it quietly keeps pace from there, picking up new invoices the moment they land.

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How to connect Google Drive + ClearSpend

1

Open Integrations

Go to Manage → Integrations in the sidebar .

2

Click Connect

Find the Google Drive card and click Connect. You’ll be redirected to Google’s OAuth consent screen.

3

Approve scopes

ClearSpend requests read-only access to Google Drive file metadata and content. You can revoke access at any time from your Google account.

4

Configure sync options

Choose the folder path to scan (default /ClearSpendDocuments/) and a date range — last 90 days, since last sync, or a custom start date. When you pick Custom Date, a start date is required.

5

Wait for the first sync

Most integrations finish their initial import within a couple of minutes. Large folders can take longer. The integration card will show the last sync time once complete.

Capabilities

What you stop doing

No more manual uploads

Invoices in shared Drives are picked up automatically as they arrive.

Low-friction deployment

Authorize once, and ClearSpend keeps pace with every new document.

Multiple Drive accounts

Connect drives across teams or entities and see everything in one view.

Google drive in action

Importing billing documents through Google Drive

Bring shared Drive billing data into a single system of record for SaaS spend

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Built for the data you're trusting us with

Read-only by design

Connections to Google Drive are strictly read-only — ClearSpend can never send, delete, or change anything.

Encrypted end to end

AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit protect data at every step.

Never sold, never trained on

We never sell your data and never use it to train AI or machine-learning models.

You stay in control

Revoke ClearSpend's access at any time from Google or ClearSpend settings.

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