Configure the Google Drive connector
To enable Google Drive storage, you will need to request a Client ID and Client Secret in the Google Developer Console. The steps below walk you through enabling the Google Drive connector.
Request a Google Client ID/ Client Secret
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Go to Google Developers Console.
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Login with your Google account.
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Create a new project.
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On the dashboard, click
E
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Search for Google Drive API, select it and click
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Do the same for Google+ API.
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Click
Credentials
on the left panel. -
Click
Create credentials
and selectO
.Auth client ID -
Google now shows the warning that you first have to configure the OAuth consent screen. Click to configure the consent screen.
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Fill in the required information.
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Go back to the Credentials screen and click
Create credentials
and selectO
.Auth Client ID -
On the
Create
page, selectClient ID Web application
. Fill in a Name. -
Fill in a redirect uri and an origin. The redirect uri is /google/callback. The origin should be
<your domain>
.The redirect uri and the origin must be HTTPS, since Fonto Connectors always runs in an HTTPS environment.
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Take note of the
Client
andID Client secret
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Click save.
Set the configuration keys
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Set the configuration key
fc__google
to theDrive__client Id Client
.ID -
Set the configuration key
fc__google
to theDrive__client Secret Client secret
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Set the configuration key
fc__google
toDrive__enabled true
.
Example
You should now see the "Sign in with Google" button on the sign in page.

Other
fc__googleDrive__clientId=xxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.apps.googleusercontent.com
fc__googleDrive__clientSecret=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
fc__googleDrive__enabled=true
Sign in with Google to test the configuration.