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If present, the script reads the file, confirms the credentials have not expired, and uses them to build a Credential python object. This function looks for a file named token.json. Picking these apart one at a time: get_credentials Print to the screen 10 files from the google drive account which we authorized access to.Build a Google Drive Service object that we can use to query the API.Retrieve a locally stored refresh token or execute an oauth flow to generate one and store it locally.Let’s walk through what our quickstart.py script actually does. When the program completes, you should see 10 files from your drive printed to the screen. Give the app authorization to access your account. If we had created an internal organizational app we would not see this screen. We see this warning screen because our application is not verified. This is the screen that we configured earlier in our google cloud project. python quickstart.pyīecause we have not authorized this app before we are sent through an oauth authorization flow. Run quickstart.py to execute your auth flow for the first time and list 10 drive files.

For me, this meant running: cp ~/Downloads/client_secret_.json credentials.json Execute quickstart.py Pipenv shell Copy Credentials into Project DirectoryĬopy your credentials file from your downloads directory into your project directory. I don’t have a dockerfile for this project because it’s meant to be quite simple.

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Next, install your packages and enter the pipenv virtual env. I’ve already cloned the repo, so I’m just going to cd into the directory. If you use https for authentication, you’ll need to grab the appropriate HTTPS link. git clone google-drive-api-authn-authz-python You can find a link to the repo in the docs here Clone it and cd into the project directory.

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I’ve created a git repository with some code we can use to query the Drive API. With our project properly configured, it’s time to test out some code. For that purpose, we will navigate to Credentials in the menu and create a new credential of type Desktop.ĭownload the credentials. Now let’s generate a set of credentials for our application.įor this project we will imagine that we are creating some kind of CLI tool to interact with our google drive.

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Just a heads up, we will not go through the application verification process in this tutorial. Save your new oauth consent screen configuration.

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To read more about scopes and google’s recommendations for how to use them, see the docs linked in the docs here.

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The former gives read access to metadata, while the latter gives our app more or less free read and write access within our account.

In the app creation dialogue, add two scopes to your application: '', Internal apps are easier to work with because they are only accessible to users within your organization and do not require the same verification process as external apps.įor this tutorial though I’m using a regular, free gmail account so we will make an external app. If you are part of a business organization you can create an internal app. If you are using a regular free gmail account, you will only be able to create an external app. To do this, navigate back to the APIs & Services screen and choose the OAuth consent screen menu item.

Now we need to configure an OAuth consent screen flow to allow users to authorize our application to query their google drive. Search for Google Drive and click the Enable button. In order to use the Drive API from this project we first need to enable it.įrom the project home screen, navigate to the APIs & Services section and choose the Library menu item. Navigate to the Project drop down and create a new project.Ĭall it whatever you want. You can get to the console by going to Create New Project If you don’t have one, I’d recommend setting one up now.īegin creating a new project from the google cloud console: Google Cloud Platform This tutorial assumes you already have a Google Cloud Platform account. To get started, let’s configure a new project in the google cloud console. In this tutorial I will show you how to create a google drive application, authorize it to access your account, and query your google drive via the Drive API.

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