This section walks through setting up the Google Drive connector using a Service Account.
More info on Service Accounts can be found here.
A Google Workspace is required.

If you’d rather use an individual account + OAuth to access Google Drive, check out the OAuth setup guide.

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Authorization

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1. Create a Google Cloud Project

Go to the Google Cloud Console to create a new project.

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2. Enable Required APIs

  • Go to APIs & Services > Enabled APIs and services.

  • Click + ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES at the top.

  • Search and enable each of the following:

    • Google Drive API
    • Admin SDK API
    • Google Sheets API
    • Google Docs API

You can also directly visit each API’s page, select your project, and click ENABLE.

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3. Create a Service Account

  • Go to the Service Accounts page in Google Cloud.
  • Click Create Service Account.
  • Fill out the required fields in Step 1.
  • Ignore Steps 2 and 3.
  • After creation, go to the Keys section.
  • Click Add Key > Create new key > JSON.
  • Download this key — you will upload it to Hymalaia later.

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🔔 Note for Google Organizations created after April 2024:

  • To give the service account the proper permissions, navigate to this policy enforcement link.
  • Select Manage, choose Override parent’s policy, then set Not enforced under Rules.
  • Finally, click SET POLICY.

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4. Domain-Wide Delegation

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Grant Read-Only Access to Google Drive

  • Copy the Unique ID of the Service Account (from the Google Cloud Console).
  • Go to the Domain-wide Delegation page in the Google Admin Console.
  • Click Add New.
  • Paste the Client ID with the Unique ID of the Service Account.
  • In the OAuth Scopes field, paste the following list (comma-separated):