> **Building with AI coding agents?** If you're using an AI coding agent, install the official Scalekit plugin. It gives your agent full awareness of the Scalekit API — reducing hallucinations and enabling faster, more accurate code generation.
>
> - **Claude Code**: `/plugin marketplace add scalekit-inc/claude-code-authstack` then `/plugin install <auth-type>@scalekit-auth-stack`
> - **GitHub Copilot CLI**: `copilot plugin marketplace add scalekit-inc/github-copilot-authstack` then `copilot plugin install <auth-type>@scalekit-auth-stack`
> - **Codex**: run the bash installer, restart, then open Plugin Directory and enable `<auth-type>`
> - **Skills CLI** (Windsurf, Cline, 40+ agents): `npx skills add scalekit-inc/skills --list` then `--skill <skill-name>`
>
> `<auth-type>` / `<skill-name>`: `agentkit`, `full-stack-auth`, `mcp-auth`, `modular-sso`, `modular-scim` — [Full setup guide](https://docs.scalekit.com/dev-kit/build-with-ai/)

---

# Google Drive

**Authentication:** OAuth 2.0
**Categories:** Files, Documents
## 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.

Before calling this connector from your code, create the Google Drive connection in **AgentKit** > **Connections** and copy the exact **Connection name** from that connection into your code. The value in code must match the dashboard exactly.

## 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:

> caution
>
> Google applications using scopes that permit access to certain user data must complete a verification process.

1. ### Set up auth redirects

    - In [Scalekit dashboard](https://app.scalekit.com), go to **AgentKit** > **Connections** > **Create Connection**. Find **Google Drive** and click **Create**. Click **Use your own credentials** and copy the redirect URI. It looks like `https:///sso/v1/oauth//callback`.

      > Image: Copy redirect URI from Scalekit dashboard

    - Navigate to [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/projectselector2/home/dashboard?supportedpurview=project) → **APIs & Services** → **Credentials**. Select **+ Create Credentials**, then **OAuth client ID**. Choose **Web application** from the Application type menu.

      > Image: Select Web Application in Google OAuth settings

    - Under **Authorized redirect URIs**, click **+ Add URI**, paste the redirect URI, and click **Create**.

      > Image: Add authorized redirect URI in Google Cloud Console

2. ### Enable the Google Drive API

    - In [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/projectselector2/home/dashboard?supportedpurview=project), go to **APIs & Services** → **Library**. Search for "Google Drive API" and click **Enable**.

3. ### Get client credentials

    - Google provides your Client ID and Client Secret after you create the OAuth client ID in step 1.

4. ### Add credentials in Scalekit

    - In [Scalekit dashboard](https://app.scalekit.com), go to **AgentKit** > **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](https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes))

      > Image: Add credentials in Scalekit dashboard
    - 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.

## Proxy API Calls

  ### Node.js

```typescript

const connectionName = 'google_drive'; // get your connection name from connection configurations
const identifier = 'user_123';         // your unique user identifier

// Get your credentials from app.scalekit.com → Developers → Settings → API Credentials
const scalekit = new ScalekitClient(
  process.env.SCALEKIT_ENV_URL,
  process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID,
  process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET
);
const actions = scalekit.actions;

// Authenticate the user
const { link } = await actions.getAuthorizationLink({
  connectionName,
  identifier,
});
console.log('🔗 Authorize Google Drive:', link); // present this link to your user for authorization, or click it yourself for testing
process.stdout.write('Press Enter after authorizing...');
await new Promise(r => process.stdin.once('data', r));

// Make a request via Scalekit proxy
const result = await actions.request({
  connectionName,
  identifier,
  path: '/drive/v3/files',
  method: 'GET',
});
console.log(result);
```

  ### Python

```python

from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()

connection_name = "google_drive"  # get your connection name from connection configurations
identifier = "user_123"           # your unique user identifier

# Get your credentials from app.scalekit.com → Developers → Settings → API Credentials
scalekit_client = scalekit.client.ScalekitClient(
    client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
    client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
    env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
)
actions = scalekit_client.actions

# Authenticate the user
link_response = actions.get_authorization_link(
    connection_name=connection_name,
    identifier=identifier
)
# present this link to your user for authorization, or click it yourself for testing
print("🔗 Authorize Google Drive:", link_response.link)
input("Press Enter after authorizing...")

# Make a request via Scalekit proxy
result = actions.request(
    connection_name=connection_name,
    identifier=identifier,
    path="/drive/v3/files",
    method="GET"
)
print(result)
```

## Scalekit Tools

## File operations

### Download a file

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

  ### Python

```python

from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()

connection_name = "google_drive"  # get your connection name from connection configurations
identifier = "user_123"           # your unique user identifier

scalekit_client = scalekit.client.ScalekitClient(
    client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
    client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
    env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
)

file_id = ""   # file ID from Drive (visible in the file's URL)
output_path = "downloaded.pdf"

response = scalekit_client.actions.request(
    connection_name=connection_name,
    identifier=identifier,
    path=f"/drive/v3/files/{file_id}",
    method="GET",
    query_params={"alt": "media"},
)

with open(output_path, "wb") as f:
    f.write(response.content)

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

```python

from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()

connection_name = "google_drive"  # get your connection name from connection configurations
identifier = "user_123"           # your unique user identifier

scalekit_client = scalekit.client.ScalekitClient(
    client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
    client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
    env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
)

file_path = "report.pdf"
file_name = "report.pdf"

with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
    file_bytes = f.read()

mime_type = mimetypes.guess_type(file_path)[0] or "application/octet-stream"

response = scalekit_client.actions.request(
    connection_name=connection_name,
    identifier=identifier,
    path="/upload/drive/v3/files",
    method="POST",
    query_params={"uploadType": "media", "name": file_name},
    form_data=file_bytes,
    headers={"Content-Type": mime_type},
)

file_id = response.json()["id"]
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

Use the exact tool names from the **Tool list** below when you call `execute_tool`. If you're not sure which name to use, list the tools available for the current user first.

## 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.

Parameters:

- `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.

Parameters:

- `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.

Parameters:

- `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


---

## More Scalekit documentation

| Resource | What it contains | When to use it |
|----------|-----------------|----------------|
| [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) | Structured index with routing hints per product area | Start here — find which documentation set covers your topic before loading full content |
| [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) | Complete documentation for all Scalekit products in one file | Use when you need exhaustive context across multiple products or when the topic spans several areas |
| [sitemap-0.xml](https://docs.scalekit.com/sitemap-0.xml) | Full URL list of every documentation page | Use to discover specific page URLs you can fetch for targeted, page-level answers |