Google Drive

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Connect AI Squared to Google Drive

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Prerequisites

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Step-by-Step Guide to Connect to Google Drive.

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Step 1: Create Service Account

1. Navigate to the Service Accounts page in your Google Cloud console.
   
2. Choose an existing project or create a new one.
   
3. Click + Create service account, enter its name and description, then click Create and Continue.
4. Assign appropriate permissions, recommending the Editor role, then click Continue.

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Step 2: Generate a Key

1. Access the API Console > Credentials page, select your service account’s email.
   
2. In the Keys tab, click + Add key and select Create new key.
3. Choose JSON as the Key type to download your authentication JSON key file. Click Continue.
   

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Step 3: Enable the Google Drive API

1. Navigate to the API Console > Library page.
   
2. Verify that the correct project is selected at the top.
3. Find and select the Google Drive API.
4. Click ENABLE.
   

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Step 4: Configure Google Drive connector

• type: Type of account to use for authentication. Select service_account.
• project_id: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• private_key_id: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• private_key: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• client_email: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• client_id: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• auth_uri: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• token_uri: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• auth_provider_x509_cert_url: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• client_x509_cert_url: Obtained from downloaded JSON.
• universe_domain: Obtained from downloaded JSON.

• Folder: The folder to read files from. If not specified, reads from root folder.
• Read from Subfolders: When enabled, it reads files from subfolders in the specified folder.
• File type: Type of files to read.
• document_type: The type of document to parse. Supported: invoices/receipts.
• fields: List of fields to extract from the documents.

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Step 5: Test the Google Drive connection

1. Save the configuration settings.
2. Test the connection to Google Drive to ensure everything is setup correctly.
3. Run a test query or check the connection status to verify successful connectivity.

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Supported sync modes