📅 2025-03-02 — Session: Enhanced Google Drive API Automation and Troubleshooting
🕒 16:45–18:10
🏷️ Labels: Google Drive, API, Automation, Python, Google Apps Script
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to enhance the automation of Google Drive file management using the Google Drive API and Google Apps Script, focusing on file listing, permissions, and sharing.
Key Activities
- Explored the
drive_service.files()method for file interaction using the Google Drive API. - Developed a Python script to extract file metadata and previews from Google Sheets and Docs.
- Implemented a script to list all files in Google Drive, addressing pagination and filtering.
- Diagnosed and fixed issues with file listing and permissions using OAuth and service accounts.
- Created a workflow to generate a simple text list of files using Google Drive for Desktop.
- Enabled full access to Google Drive files via Google Cloud Platform.
- Automated file sharing with a service account using Google Apps Script, optimizing for batch processing and error handling.
Achievements
- Successfully automated file sharing and management tasks in Google Drive, improving workflow efficiency.
- Resolved common API errors related to OAuth and permissions, ensuring robust integration.
Pending Tasks
- Further optimize Google Apps Script for large-scale file processing to prevent timeouts.
- Explore additional automation opportunities within Google Drive workflows.