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Google-Drive authentication

This page documents the authentication and configuration options for the Google-Drive agent connector.

Authentication

Open source execution

In open source mode, you provide API credentials directly to the connector.

OAuth

credentials fields you need:

Field NameTypeRequiredDescription
access_tokenstrNoYour Google OAuth2 Access Token (optional, will be obtained via refresh)
refresh_tokenstrYesYour Google OAuth2 Refresh Token
client_idstrNoYour Google OAuth2 Client ID
client_secretstrNoYour Google OAuth2 Client Secret

Example request:

from airbyte_agent_google_drive import GoogleDriveConnector
from airbyte_agent_google_drive.models import GoogleDriveAuthConfig

connector = GoogleDriveConnector(
auth_config=GoogleDriveAuthConfig(
access_token="<Your Google OAuth2 Access Token (optional, will be obtained via refresh)>",
refresh_token="<Your Google OAuth2 Refresh Token>",
client_id="<Your Google OAuth2 Client ID>",
client_secret="<Your Google OAuth2 Client Secret>"
)
)

Token

This authentication method isn't available for this connector.

Hosted execution

In hosted mode, you first create a connector via the Airbyte API (providing your OAuth or Token credentials), then execute operations using either the Python SDK or API. If you need a step-by-step guide, see the hosted execution tutorial.

OAuth

Create a connector with OAuth credentials.

credentials fields you need:

Field NameTypeRequiredDescription
access_tokenstrNoYour Google OAuth2 Access Token (optional, will be obtained via refresh)
refresh_tokenstrYesYour Google OAuth2 Refresh Token
client_idstrNoYour Google OAuth2 Client ID
client_secretstrNoYour Google OAuth2 Client Secret

replication_config fields you need:

Field NameTypeRequiredDescription
folder_urlstrYesURL for the Google Drive folder you want to sync (e.g., https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/YOUR-FOLDER-ID)
streamsstrYesConfiguration for file streams to sync from Google Drive

Example request:

curl -X POST "https://api.airbyte.ai/api/v1/integrations/connectors" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"customer_name": "<CUSTOMER_NAME>",
"connector_type": "Google-Drive",
"name": "My Google-Drive Connector",
"credentials": {
"access_token": "<Your Google OAuth2 Access Token (optional, will be obtained via refresh)>",
"refresh_token": "<Your Google OAuth2 Refresh Token>",
"client_id": "<Your Google OAuth2 Client ID>",
"client_secret": "<Your Google OAuth2 Client Secret>"
},
"replication_config": {
"folder_url": "<URL for the Google Drive folder you want to sync (e.g., https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/YOUR-FOLDER-ID)>",
"streams": "<Configuration for file streams to sync from Google Drive>"
}
}'

Bring your own OAuth flow

To implement your own OAuth flow, use Airbyte's server-side OAuth API endpoints. For a complete guide, see Implement your own OAuth flow.

Step 1: Initiate the OAuth flow

Request a consent URL for your user.

Field NameTypeRequiredDescription
customer_namestringYesYour unique identifier for the customer
connector_typestringYesThe connector type (e.g., "Google-Drive")
redirect_urlstringYesURL to redirect to after OAuth authorization

Example request:

curl -X POST "https://api.airbyte.ai/api/v1/integrations/connectors/oauth/initiate" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"customer_name": "<CUSTOMER_NAME>",
"connector_type": "Google-Drive",
"redirect_url": "https://yourapp.com/oauth/callback"
}'

Redirect your user to the consent_url from the response. After they authorize, they'll be redirected back to your app with a secret_id query parameter.

Step 2: Create a connector with the secret ID

Field NameTypeRequiredDescription
customer_namestringYesYour unique identifier for the customer
connector_typestringYesThe connector type (e.g., "Google-Drive")
namestringYesA name for this connector instance
server_side_oauth_secret_idstringYesThe secret_id from the OAuth callback
replication_config.folder_urlstrYesURL for the Google Drive folder you want to sync (e.g., https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/YOUR-FOLDER-ID)
replication_config.streamsstrYesConfiguration for file streams to sync from Google Drive

Example request:

curl -X POST "https://api.airbyte.ai/api/v1/integrations/connectors" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"customer_name": "<CUSTOMER_NAME>",
"connector_type": "Google-Drive",
"name": "My Google-Drive Connector",
"server_side_oauth_secret_id": "<secret_id_from_callback>",
"replication_config": {
"folder_url": "<URL for the Google Drive folder you want to sync (e.g., https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/YOUR-FOLDER-ID)>",
"streams": "<Configuration for file streams to sync from Google Drive>"
}
}'

Token

This authentication method isn't available for this connector.

Execution

After creating the connector, execute operations using either the Python SDK or API. If your Airbyte client can access multiple organizations, include organization_id in AirbyteAuthConfig and X-Organization-Id in raw API calls.

Python SDK

from airbyte_agent_google_drive import GoogleDriveConnector, AirbyteAuthConfig

connector = GoogleDriveConnector(
auth_config=AirbyteAuthConfig(
customer_name="<your_customer_name>",
organization_id="<your_organization_id>", # Optional for multi-org clients
airbyte_client_id="<your-client-id>",
airbyte_client_secret="<your-client-secret>"
)
)

@agent.tool_plain # assumes you're using Pydantic AI
@GoogleDriveConnector.tool_utils
async def google_drive_execute(entity: str, action: str, params: dict | None = None):
return await connector.execute(entity, action, params or {})

API

curl -X POST 'https://api.airbyte.ai/api/v1/integrations/connectors/<connector_id>/execute' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN>' \
-H 'X-Organization-Id: <YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"entity": "<entity>", "action": "<action>", "params": {}}'