📁 Google Drive API Integration for Stackposts

This guide explains how to connect your Google Drive to Stackposts, allowing users to import or upload files directly from their Google Drive account.

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🧩 1. Create a Google Cloud Project

1. Go to: https://console.developers.google.com/projectcreate

2. Enter a Project name, for example: Stackposts Drive Integration.

3. Click Create.

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⚙️ 2. Enable Google Drive API

1. After creating the project, open this link:
   https://console.developers.google.com/apis/library/drive.googleapis.com

2. Click Enable to activate the Google Drive API for your project.

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🧾 3. Configure the OAuth Consent Screen

1. Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen.

2. Select External, then click Create.

3. Fill in the following details:

   • App name: Stackposts Google Drive Integration

   • User support email: your Google account email

   • Developer contact information: your email address

4. Click Save and Continue to move to the next step.

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🔍 4. Add Required Scopes

1. In the Scopes step, click Add or Remove Scopes.

2. Add this scope:

   https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive


3. Click Save and Continue.

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👥 5. Add Test Users

1. Go to the Test users section.

2. Click Add users.

3. Enter your Google account email.

4. Click Save and Continue.

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🔐 6. Create OAuth Credentials

1. Go to APIs & Services → Credentials.

2. Click + Create Credentials → OAuth client ID.

3. Choose:

   • Application type: Web application

   • Name: Stackposts Drive Integration

4. Under Authorized redirect URIs, add:

   https://yourdomain.com/callback/google_drive


   (Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain.)

5. Click Create.

You will get two values:

• Client ID

• Client Secret

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🧰 7. Get Your API Key

1. Go to APIs & Services → Credentials again.

2. Click + Create Credentials → API key.

3. Copy the generated API Key.

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⚙️ 8. Enter the Following Fields in Stackposts

In your Stackposts Admin Panel, go to:

Settings → Files → Google Drive

Then fill in the following fields:

• API Key → (Paste the key you copied from Google Cloud)

• Client ID → (From your OAuth client credentials)

• Client Secret → (From your OAuth client credentials)

After entering, click Save Changes and ensure Status = Enable.

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🧾 9. OAuth Verification (Optional but Recommended)

When submitting your app for Google review, fill in the following:

Scopes Justification:

Additional Information:

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✅ 10. Completed

Once everything is configured, users can now connect their Google Drive accounts and access their files directly from Stackposts.