Google-Drive-API-Example

This is a quick example to get you set up with Google Drive API.

Here are the steps needed:

• Go to this page: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/quickstart/python
• Create a Google Cloud project, as described by this video: https://youtu.be/I5ili_1G0Vk
• Create Oauth 2.0 consent screen as described by the same video
• Enable the API as described by the same video
• Download "credentials.json" as described by the same video
• Install the Google client library using the following command:

pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client google-auth-httplib2 google-auth-oauthlib 

• Place your "credentials.json" file at the same directory as your code "quickstart.py"
• Run the quickstart Python program
• First time you will be redirected to a webpage to enter your username and password through the OAuth 2.0 window
• Make sure you add "credentials.json" and "token.json" to your .gitignore file

Resources and References:

• https://developers.google.com/drive/api/quickstart/python
• https://console.cloud.google.com/
• https://youtu.be/I5ili_1G0Vk
• Drive API playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K2P2bWEd90&list=PL3JVwFmb_BnTamTxXbmlwpspYdpmaHdbz&index=1&ab_channel=JieJenn
• Google Drive API in Python: https://learndataanalysis.org/google-drive-api-in-python-getting-started-lesson-1/
• Oauth 2.0 Overview: https://youtu.be/CPbvxxslDTU