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# Add Google Drive

## 1. Create a Google Cloud Project

You can either create a dedicated project for RAGFlow or use an existing
Google Cloud external project.

**Steps:** 
1. Open the project creation page\
`https://console.cloud.google.com/projectcreate` 
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image1.jpeg?raw=true)
2. Select **External** as the Audience
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image2.png?raw=true)
3. Click **Create**
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image3.jpeg?raw=true)

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## 2. Configure OAuth Consent Screen

1.  Go to **APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen**
2.  Ensure **User Type = External**
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image4.jpeg?raw=true)
3.  Add your test users under **Test Users** by entering email addresses
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image5.jpeg?raw=true)
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image6.jpeg?raw=true)

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## 3. Create OAuth Client Credentials

1.  Navigate to:\
    `https://console.cloud.google.com/auth/clients`
2.  Create a **Web Application**
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image7.png?raw=true)
3.  Enter a name for the client
4.  Add the following **Authorized Redirect URIs**:

```
http://localhost:9380/v1/connector/google-drive/oauth/web/callback
```

- If using Docker deployment:

**Authorized JavaScript origin:**
```
http://localhost:80
```

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image8.png?raw=true)

- If running from source:
**Authorized JavaScript origin:**
```
http://localhost:9222
```

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image9.png?raw=true)

5.  After saving, click **Download JSON**. This file will later be uploaded into RAGFlow.

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image10.png?raw=true)

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## 4. Add Scopes

1.  Open **Data Access → Add or remove scopes**

2.  Paste and add the following entries:

```
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.readonly
```

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image11.jpeg?raw=true)
3.  Update and Save changes

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image12.jpeg?raw=true)
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image13.jpeg?raw=true)

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## 5. Enable Required APIs
Navigate to the Google API Library:\
`https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library`
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image14.png?raw=true)

Enable the following APIs:

- Google Drive API 
- Admin SDK API 
- Google Sheets API 
- Google Docs API
  

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image15.png?raw=true)

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image16.png?raw=true)

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image17.png?raw=true)

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image18.png?raw=true)

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image19.png?raw=true)

![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image21.png?raw=true)

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## 6. Add Google Drive As a Data Source in RAGFlow

1.  Go to **Data Sources** inside RAGFlow
2.  Select **Google Drive**
3.  Upload the previously downloaded JSON credentials
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image22.jpeg?raw=true)
4.  Enter the shared Google Drive folder link (https://drive.google.com/drive), such as:
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image23.png?raw=true)

5.  Click **Authorize with Google**
A browser window will appear. 
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image25.jpeg?raw=true)
Click: - **Continue** - **Select All → Continue** - Authorization should
succeed - Select **OK** to add the data source
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image26.jpeg?raw=true)
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image27.jpeg?raw=true)
![placeholder-image](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/blob/040e4acd4c1eac6dc73dc44e934a6518de78d097/images/google_drive/image28.png?raw=true)
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