Preparing a Google Drive Connection
This article will walk through the process of configuring the Google Workspace pre-requisites in order to create the connector that will capture the data.
A few notes to consider:
- The process will require elevated access to the Google Workspace console.
- The connector only supports capturing data from users in Google Workspace; it does not support regular Gmail.
Authentication and Authorization
A service account is required in order to access
resources including delegated access into users'
Google Drives.
Step 1: Create the Project
A project is a collection of settings, credentials, and
metadata about the application or applications you're working on that make use
of Google APIs and Google Cloud Platform resources.
Create a Credential of type
service account.
Step 2: Enable the APIs
Click the 'Enable APIS AND SERVICES' button. From the list, enable the required APIs listed below:
- Google Drive
- Service Directory API
- Admin SDK API

Step 3: Create the service account, making it an owner of the project
That completes the process. Now it is time to create and configure the Connector that will capture this data. Refer to the article: How to create a Google Drive Connector
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