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Google Drive

Google Drive allows users to store files in the cloud, synchronize files across devices, and share files.

Official Websitehttps://www.google.com/drive
TagsDriveSaas
Documentationhttps://github.com/googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client
NodeJS packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/@googleapis/drive
Version111.0.0
Source Codehttps://github.com/googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client

Credential configuration​

To configure this credential you need to:

  • Enable the Google Drive API for your project in Google Cloud.

  • Obtain the JSON key of a service account. This key is downloaded as a JSON file when you create it. It should look like this:

{
  "type": "service_account",
  "project_id": "PROJECT_ID",
  "private_key_id": "KEY_ID",
  "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nPRIVATE_KEY\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
  "client_email": "SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL",
  "client_id": "CLIENT_ID",
  "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
  "token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
  "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
  "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL",
  "universe_domain": "googleapis.com"
}

If you don't have one, create a service account and then, a JSON key for that service account.

info

Make shure to share the root folder with the service account client_email to make this work properly.

Here is an example of a filled credential configuration form in YepCode:

Google Drive Snippets available in editor​

note

The title is the triggering text for YepCode to autocomplete the script.

Integration​

New integration from credential
const googleDriveClient = await yepcode.integration.googleDrive("credential-slug");
New integration from plain authentication data
const { google } = require("googleapis");

const googleDriveCredentials = {
  "type": "service_account",
  "project_id": "PROJECT_ID",
  "private_key_id": "KEY_ID",
  "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nPRIVATE_KEY\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
  "client_email": "SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL",
  "client_id": "CLIENT_ID",
  "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
  "token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token",
  "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
  "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL",
  "universe_domain": "googleapis.com",
};

const auth = new google.auth.GoogleAuth({
  credentials: googleDriveCredentials,
  scopes: ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive']
});

const googleDriveClient = google.drive({ version: 'v3', auth });

Find a Folder​

Find a folder in 'My Drive' by name
const { data: folder } = await googleDriveClient.files.list({
  q: `name='folderName' and mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder'`,
});
console.log(folder.files[0]);
Find a folder in 'Shared Drives' by name
const { data: folder } = await googleDriveClient.files.list({
  q: `name='folderName' and mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder'`,
  corpora: "drive",
  driveId: sharedDrivesRootFolderId, // The sharedDrivesRootFolderId can be obtained in the root folder URL "https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/---sharedDrivesRootFolderId---"
  includeItemsFromAllDrives: true,
  supportsAllDrives: true,
});
console.log(folder.files[0]);

Create a Subfolder​

Create a subfolder
const { data: subfolder } = await googleDriveClient.files.create({
  resource: {
    name: "folderName",
    mimeType: "application/vnd.google-apps.folder",
    parents: ["folderId1", "folderId2"], // You can obtain folderId finding the folder first (seen in the previous examples) and getting the property id (folder.files[0].id)
  }
});
console.log(subfolder);

Upload a File to a Folder​

Upload a file to a folder
//First we need to create a Readable stream from a Base 64 file content
const { Readable } = require('stream');
const readableStreamFile = Readable.from(Buffer.from(base64FileContent, 'base64'));

const { data: file } = await googleDriveClient.files.create({
  media: {
    mimeType: "application/octet-stream",
    body: readableStreamFile,
  },
  resource: {
    name: "fileName",
    parents: ["folderId1", "folderId2"], // You can obtain folderId finding the folder first (seen in the previous examples) and getting the property id (folder.files[0].id)
  },
});
console.log(file);