Google Drive Data source Guide

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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
2. Select External as the Audience
3. Click Create

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2. Configure OAuth Consent Screen

1. Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen
2. Ensure User Type = External
3. Add your test users under Test Users by entering email addresses

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3. Create OAuth Client Credentials

1. Navigate to:
   https://console.cloud.google.com/auth/clients
2. Create a Web Application
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

If running from source:

Authorized JavaScript origin:

http://localhost:9222

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

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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

3. Update and Save changes

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5. Enable Required APIs

Navigate to the Google API Library:
https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library

Enable the following APIs:

• Google Drive API
• Admin SDK API
• Google Sheets API
• Google Docs API

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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

4. Enter the shared Google Drive folder link (https://drive.google.com/drive), such as:

5. Click Authorize with Google A browser window will appear. Click: - Continue - Select All → Continue - Authorization should succeed - Select OK to add the data source