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Google Drive

This section is dedicated to the library for working with API Google Drive. On this page, all the steps necessary to start working are described

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If you're already using the API to interact with other Google Workspace services and have completed the initial setup, you can skip the steps for Creating a Project and Setting Up OAuth. You just need to enable the Google Drive** service in your existing project and reacquire the token (the last two steps in the instructions).

Getting started​

Project creation​

  1. Go to the Google Cloud Console and create a project

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  1. Select the created project and in the side menu go to APIs and Services -> OAuth consent screen

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  1. Choose External

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  1. Fill in the fields: App name, User support email, and Email addresses (all fields with asterisks)

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  1. Click on Next and then Save and continue on the last tab

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  1. Click on Publish App

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OAuth settings​

  1. In the side menu, select Credentials -> Create Credentials -> OAuth client ID

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  1. Enter the name and choose Application type - Desktop app

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  1. Save ClientID and Client Secret

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Enable service - Google Drive​

  1. Go to page Drive in Marketplace

  2. Click Enable

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Token retrieval​

  1. Pass the ClientID to the function OPI_GoogleWorkspace.FormCodeRetrievalLink() with boolean parameters of the services you use. The function will result in a URL that needs to be opened in the browser. Authorize with your Google account

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  1. Copy the code from the URL after authorization

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  1. Use the obtained code, ClientID, and Client Secret to call the function OPI_GoogleWorkspace.GetTokenByCode(ClientID, ClientSecret, Code)
Result of the function GetTokenByCode() if converted to JSON

{
 "token_type": "Bearer",
 "refresh_token": "1//09au6OES3JN9oCgYIARAAGAkSNwF-L9Ir1B7uawfwafT1wE0FKO519Xj6JxawfawfyjMyJ_QlUZYLHZqw",
 "scope": "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/...",
 "expires_in": 3599,
 "access_token": "ya29.a0AfB_byA344tXkIawdawdwadadhyZQV8bSZn_snNXtY2HLb7l71awdawdawdad-ASgpzyOSWIvEmPruhUa_1yCCq6jvoD0r_q-fNEsARrH8zpJ3c6LNGWvwdg8CXsSxYaCgYKAWkSawfwafawfrCK0EP5kZY_A0171"
}

  1. Use the access_token to pass as a Token parameter when calling functions of the library, and the refresh_token - to obtain a new access_token (function OPI_GoogleWorkspace.RefreshToken(ClientID, ClientSecret, RefreshToken)), when the old one expires. When refreshing the token, the refresh_token is not updated - you can use the same one to get a new access_token each time.