Google Drive

OAuth 2.0 filesdocuments

Google Drive

What you can do

Connect this agent connector to let your agent:

Search search — Search for files and folders in Google Drive using query filters like name, type, owner, and parent folder
Get get — Retrieve metadata for a specific file in Google Drive by its file ID

Authentication

This connector uses OAuth 2.0. Scalekit acts as the OAuth client: it redirects your user to Google Drive, obtains an access token, and automatically refreshes it before it expires. Your agent code never handles tokens directly — you only pass a connectionName and a user identifier.

You supply your Google Drive Connected App credentials (Client ID + Secret) once per environment in the Scalekit dashboard.

Set up the connector

Register your Scalekit environment with the Google Drive connector so Scalekit handles the authentication flow and token lifecycle for you. The connection name you create will be used to identify and invoke the connection programmatically. Then complete the configuration in your application as follows:

Set up auth redirects
- In Scalekit dashboard, go to Agent Auth → Create Connection. Find Google Drive and click Create. Click Use your own credentials and copy the redirect URI. It looks like https://<SCALEKIT_ENVIRONMENT_URL>/sso/v1/oauth/<CONNECTION_ID>/callback.
- Navigate to Google Cloud Console → APIs & Services → Credentials. Select + Create Credentials, then OAuth client ID. Choose Web application from the Application type menu.
- Under Authorized redirect URIs, click + Add URI, paste the redirect URI, and click Create.
Enable the Google Drive API
- In Google Cloud Console, go to APIs & Services → Library. Search for “Google Drive API” and click Enable.
Get client credentials
- Google provides your Client ID and Client Secret after you create the OAuth client ID in step 1.
Add credentials in Scalekit
- In Scalekit dashboard, go to Agent Auth → Connections and open the connection you created.
- Enter your credentials:
  - Client ID (from above)
  - Client Secret (from above)
  - Permissions (scopes — see Google API Scopes reference)
- Click Save.

Code examples

Connect a user’s Google Drive account and make API calls on their behalf — Scalekit handles OAuth and token management automatically.

You can interact with Google Drive in two ways — via direct proxy API calls or via Scalekit optimized tool calls. Scroll down to see the list of available Scalekit tools.

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import { ScalekitClient } from '@scalekit-sdk/node';
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import 'dotenv/config';
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const connectionName = 'google_drive'; // get your connection name from connection configurations
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const identifier = 'user_123';         // your unique user identifier
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// Get your credentials from app.scalekit.com → Developers → Settings → API Credentials
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const scalekit = new ScalekitClient(
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  process.env.SCALEKIT_ENV_URL,
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  process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID,
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  process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET
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);
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const actions = scalekit.actions;
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// Authenticate the user
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const { link } = await actions.getAuthorizationLink({
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  connectionName,
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  identifier,
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});
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console.log('🔗 Authorize Google Drive:', link); // present this link to your user for authorization, or click it yourself for testing
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process.stdout.write('Press Enter after authorizing...');
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await new Promise(r => process.stdin.once('data', r));
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// Make a request via Scalekit proxy
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const result = await actions.request({
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  connectionName,
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  identifier,
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  path: '/drive/v3/files',
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  method: 'GET',
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});
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console.log(result);

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import scalekit.client, os
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from dotenv import load_dotenv
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load_dotenv()
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connection_name = "google_drive"  # get your connection name from connection configurations
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identifier = "user_123"           # your unique user identifier
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# Get your credentials from app.scalekit.com → Developers → Settings → API Credentials
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scalekit_client = scalekit.client.ScalekitClient(
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    client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
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    client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
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    env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
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)
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actions = scalekit_client.actions
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# Authenticate the user
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link_response = actions.get_authorization_link(
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    connection_name=connection_name,
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    identifier=identifier
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)
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# present this link to your user for authorization, or click it yourself for testing
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print("🔗 Authorize Google Drive:", link_response.link)
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input("Press Enter after authorizing...")
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# Make a request via Scalekit proxy
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result = actions.request(
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    connection_name=connection_name,
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    identifier=identifier,
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    path="/drive/v3/files",
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    method="GET"
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)
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print(result)

Scalekit Tools

File operations

Download a file

Download a file from Google Drive by its file ID via the Scalekit proxy.

Python

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import scalekit.client, os
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from dotenv import load_dotenv
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load_dotenv()
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connection_name = "google_drive"  # get your connection name from connection configurations
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identifier = "user_123"           # your unique user identifier
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scalekit_client = scalekit.client.ScalekitClient(
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    client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
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    client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
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    env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
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)
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file_id = "<YOUR_FILE_ID>"   # file ID from Drive (visible in the file's URL)
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output_path = "downloaded.pdf"
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response = scalekit_client.actions.request(
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    connection_name=connection_name,
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    identifier=identifier,
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    path=f"/drive/v3/files/{file_id}",
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    method="GET",
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    query_params={"alt": "media"},
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)
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with open(output_path, "wb") as f:
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    f.write(response.content)
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print(f"Downloaded: {output_path} ({len(response.content):,} bytes)")

Upload a file

Upload a file to Google Drive via the Scalekit proxy. Scalekit injects the OAuth token automatically — your app never handles credentials directly.

Python

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import mimetypes
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import scalekit.client, os
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from dotenv import load_dotenv
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load_dotenv()
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connection_name = "google_drive"  # get your connection name from connection configurations
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identifier = "user_123"           # your unique user identifier
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scalekit_client = scalekit.client.ScalekitClient(
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    client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
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    client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
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    env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
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)
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file_path = "report.pdf"
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file_name = "report.pdf"
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with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
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    file_bytes = f.read()
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mime_type = mimetypes.guess_type(file_path)[0] or "application/octet-stream"
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response = scalekit_client.actions.request(
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    connection_name=connection_name,
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    identifier=identifier,
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    path="/upload/drive/v3/files",
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    method="POST",
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    query_params={"uploadType": "media", "name": file_name},
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    form_data=file_bytes,
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    headers={"Content-Type": mime_type},
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)
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file_id = response.json()["id"]
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print(f"Uploaded: {file_name} (File ID: {file_id})")

`googledrive_get_file_metadata`

Retrieve metadata for a specific file in Google Drive by its file ID. Returns name, MIME type, size, creation time, and more.

Name	Type	Required	Description
`fields`	string	No	Fields to include in the response
`file_id`	string	Yes	The ID of the file to retrieve metadata for
`schema_version`	string	No	Optional schema version to use for tool execution
`supports_all_drives`	boolean	No	Support shared drives
`tool_version`	string	No	Optional tool version to use for execution

`googledrive_search_content`

Search inside the content of files stored in Google Drive using full-text search. Finds files where the body text matches the search term.

Name	Type	Required	Description
`fields`	string	No	Fields to include in the response
`mime_type`	string	No	Filter results by MIME type
`page_size`	integer	No	Number of files to return per page
`page_token`	string	No	Token for the next page of results
`schema_version`	string	No	Optional schema version to use for tool execution
`search_term`	string	Yes	Text to search for inside file contents
`supports_all_drives`	boolean	No	Include shared drives in results
`tool_version`	string	No	Optional tool version to use for execution

`googledrive_search_files`

Search for files and folders in Google Drive using query filters like name, type, owner, and parent folder.

Name	Type	Required	Description
`fields`	string	No	Fields to include in the response
`order_by`	string	No	Sort order for results
`page_size`	integer	No	Number of files to return per page
`page_token`	string	No	Token for the next page of results
`query`	string	No	Drive search query string
`schema_version`	string	No	Optional schema version to use for tool execution
`supports_all_drives`	boolean	No	Include shared drives in results
`tool_version`	string	No	Optional tool version to use for execution

Tool list

googledrive_get_file_metadata Retrieve metadata for a specific file in Google Drive by its file ID. Returns name, MIME type, size, creation time, and more. 5 params

Retrieve metadata for a specific file in Google Drive by its file ID. Returns name, MIME type, size, creation time, and more.

Name Type Required Description

file_id string required The ID of the file to retrieve metadata for

fields string optional Fields to include in the response

schema_version string optional Optional schema version to use for tool execution

supports_all_drives boolean optional Support shared drives

tool_version string optional Optional tool version to use for execution

googledrive_search_content Search inside the content of files stored in Google Drive using full-text search. Finds files where the body text matches the search term. 8 params

Search inside the content of files stored in Google Drive using full-text search. Finds files where the body text matches the search term.

Name Type Required Description

search_term string required Text to search for inside file contents

fields string optional Fields to include in the response

mime_type string optional Filter results by MIME type

page_size integer optional Number of files to return per page

page_token string optional Token for the next page of results

schema_version string optional Optional schema version to use for tool execution

supports_all_drives boolean optional Include shared drives in results

tool_version string optional Optional tool version to use for execution

googledrive_search_files Search for files and folders in Google Drive using query filters like name, type, owner, and parent folder. 8 params

Search for files and folders in Google Drive using query filters like name, type, owner, and parent folder.

Name Type Required Description

fields string optional Fields to include in the response

order_by string optional Sort order for results

page_size integer optional Number of files to return per page

page_token string optional Token for the next page of results

query string optional Drive search query string

schema_version string optional Optional schema version to use for tool execution

supports_all_drives boolean optional Include shared drives in results

tool_version string optional Optional tool version to use for execution

Google Drive

Google Drive

What you can do

Authentication

Set up auth redirects

Enable the Google Drive API

Get client credentials

Add credentials in Scalekit

Proxy API Calls

Scalekit Tools

File operations

Download a file

Upload a file

googledrive_get_file_metadata

googledrive_search_content

googledrive_search_files

Tool list

`googledrive_get_file_metadata`

`googledrive_search_content`

`googledrive_search_files`