Connect Google Drive (creative folder)

Why Drive?

Dinero never uses product photos from your Shopify store in ads — store photos are rarely made for ad formats and convert poorly. Instead, Dinero builds your ads from material you place in a Drive folder yourself (lifestyle photos, UGC, creator clips, etc.).

Step 1 — Create the folder

1. Go to drive.google.com.
2. Click + New → Folder and name it something clear, e.g. "Dinero Creative".

Step 2 — Upload images and videos

Drag the files into the folder. Follow these rules so Dinero can match the right material to the right product:

• Name the file with the product name — exactly the same name as the product has in Shopify. Example: if the product is called "Raya Set", name the files raya 1.jpg, raya 2.mp4, raya set 3.jpg.
• Multiple files per product is good — Dinero rotates and A/B tests automatically.
• Format: JPG/PNG for images, MP4 for videos. Max 200 MB per file.
• Videos: audio is automatically removed before upload to Meta/TikTok (most feeds play without sound anyway) — so you don't need to edit it yourself.
• Orientation: vertical (9:16) works best for Reels/Stories, square (1:1) for feed. Avoid wide 16:9.

Step 3 — Share the folder with "Anyone with the link"

1. Right-click the folder in Drive → Share → Share.
2. Under General access, switch from Restricted to Anyone with the link.
3. Role: Viewer (Dinero only needs to read — not edit).
4. Click Copy link. The link looks like this: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ABCxyz…

Why "Anyone with the link"? Dinero reads via the link — we don't request login to your Google account. The link works as an access key. No one without the link can access the folder.

Step 4 — Paste the link into Dinero

1. Go to app.dinero.agency/login and log in.
2. Open Integrations → Google Drive.
3. Paste the full Drive link.
4. Click Save. The badge turns green "✓ Active" once Dinero finds at least one file in the folder.

Updating material later

When you want to add or swap material — just upload new files to the same Drive folder. Dinero re-syncs the folder before every new ad cycle (every 4 hours). You don't need to do anything else.

Common issues

1. Badge doesn't turn green: check that the folder is shared with "Anyone with the link" — not "Restricted". The most common mistake.
2. Dinero finds files but doesn't match the right product: the filename must contain the product name as it appears in Shopify. E.g. a product called "Faye Dress" matches faye.jpg or faye dress 2.mp4 — but not dress1.jpg.
3. "File too large": max 200 MB per file. Compress the video (e.g. via HandBrake) and re-upload.
4. Dinero is using old files: the folder syncs every 4 hours. Wait until the next ad cycle, or delete the old files entirely if you never want them used again.