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📁 Google Drive API Integration for Stackposts This guide explains how to connect your Google Drive to Stackposts, allowing users to import or upload files directly from their Goog...

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📁 Google Drive API Integration for Stackposts

This guide explains how to connect your Google Drive to Stackposts, allowing users to import or upload files directly from their Google Drive account.

🧩 1. Create a Google Cloud Project

  1. Go to: https://console.developers.google.com/projectcreate

  2. Enter a Project name, for example: Stackposts Drive Integration.

  3. Click Create.

⚙️ 2. Enable Google Drive API

  1. After creating the project, open this link:
    https://console.developers.google.com/apis/library/drive.googleapis.com

  2. Click Enable to activate the Google Drive API for your project.

🧾 3. Configure the OAuth Consent Screen

  1. Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen.

  2. Select External, then click Create.

  3. Fill in the following details:

    • App name: Stackposts Google Drive Integration

    • User support email: your Google account email

    • Developer contact information: your email address

  4. Click Save and Continue to move to the next step.

🔍 4. Add Required Scopes

  1. In the Scopes step, click Add or Remove Scopes.

  2. Add this scope:

    https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

  3. Click Save and Continue.

👥 5. Add Test Users

  1. Go to the Test users section.

  2. Click Add users.

  3. Enter your Google account email.

  4. Click Save and Continue.

🔐 6. Create OAuth Credentials

  1. Go to APIs & Services → Credentials.

  2. Click + Create Credentials → OAuth client ID.

  3. Choose:

    • Application type: Web application

    • Name: Stackposts Drive Integration

  4. Under Authorized redirect URIs, add:

    https://yourdomain.com/callback/google_drive

    (Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain.)

  5. Click Create.

You will get two values:

  • Client ID

  • Client Secret

🧰 7. Get Your API Key

  1. Go to APIs & Services → Credentials again.

  2. Click + Create Credentials → API key.

  3. Copy the generated API Key.

⚙️ 8. Enter the Following Fields in Stackposts

In your Stackposts Admin Panel, go to:

Settings → Files → Google Drive

Then fill in the following fields:

  • API Key → (Paste the key you copied from Google Cloud)

  • Client ID → (From your OAuth client credentials)

  • Client Secret → (From your OAuth client credentials)

After entering, click Save Changes and ensure Status = Enable.

🧾 9. OAuth Verification (Optional but Recommended)

When submitting your app for Google review, fill in the following:

Scopes Justification:

My app will use this permission: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive To show a user's files on Google Drive and allow downloading them from their account. This feature helps users attach files from Google Drive directly within Stackposts.

Additional Information:

This is a video demo showing how the permission above is used in our system: [Insert your YouTube video link here]

✅ 10. Completed

Once everything is configured, users can now connect their Google Drive accounts and access their files directly from Stackposts.