Google Drive
Description
Google Drive Plugin has been designed to perform tasks on Google Drive.
Prerequisites:
- Google developer console account should be created: https://console.developers.google.com/.
- APIs for Google Drive should be enabled.
- Client ID and Client Secret should be generated from the Credentials tab. In exchange for the Client ID and Client Secret, a Refresh token can be generated.
tip
For information about Refresh Token expiry, see https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2#expiration
- The Get button fetches list of file or folder that belong to the owner only.
- For information about Google Supported MIME Type, see https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/mime-types
- It is recommended that users should not use files or folders that are deleted or in trash or in the bin for any operations through Google Drive plugin.
References:
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Google Drive documentation https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3
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Refer to Appendix 10: Google Drive Refresh Token Generation for enabling APIs, creating Client ID and Client Secret and generating Refresh Token.
Table: Fetch File or Folder ID
| 1 | On Google Drive Right Click a file or folder and click Get Link on the popup menu. You may also copy the link. |
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| i. | If folder link value is – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qGCkdoweiydqJc65qHMK-S5i7sN3eGi9?usp=sharing Then, folder ID is, 1qGCkdoweiydqJc65qHMK-S5i7sN3eGi9 |
| ii. | If file link value is – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7IdPsPouySIV21UYVJvdlJuNk1xamNlZ1RBQU01V3FGbFR3/view?usp=sharing Then, file ID is the value between d/ and ? – 0B7IdPsPouySIV21UYVJvdlJuNk1xamNlZ1RBQU01V3FGbFR3 |
| 2 | Open file or folder |
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| i. | In case of folder copy the URL from the address bar - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1qGCkdoweiydqJc65qHMK-S5i7sN3eGi9 everything after folders/ is the folder ID 1qGCkdoweiydqJc65qHMK-S5i7sN3eGi9 |
| ii. | In case of files (editable by google drive) copy the URL from the address bar - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A5SoOX896KyQu1NdbqYeKanRz0-KKq16r6S8SOu503Y/edit#gid=0 everything between d/ and /edit the file ID - 1A5SoOX896KyQu1NdbqYeKanRz0-KKq16r6S8SOu503Y |