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Google Drive integration: browse Drive and attach file links #6

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opened 2026-10-19 14:00:54 -04:00 by michael · 0 comments
michael commented 2026-10-19 14:00:54 -04:00
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Let people browse their Google Drive and attach files to items as links.

Approach: Google's own Drive Picker shows the familiar Drive browser. Boards stores each chosen file's name, icon and link on the item.

Google sign-in helps, but doesn't cover it: today's sign-in only proves who someone is. Browsing Drive needs a Drive permission on top. Use the narrowest one, drive.file, which only grants access to the files a person picks.

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  1. Project: reuse the existing Google Cloud project and its Internal consent screen. Internal apps skip Google's app review, even for Drive permissions.
  2. APIs: turn on the Google Drive API and the Google Picker API, and create an API key for the Picker.
  3. Per person: each person approves Drive access once, the first time they attach a file.

Open question: should Drive links live in the existing Files column, or in a separate "Drive files" column type?

Shares its Google setup with the Google Sheets part of #8, and possibly with the Google Calendar connector in #3.

Let people browse their Google Drive and attach files to items as links. **Approach:** Google's own Drive Picker shows the familiar Drive browser. Boards stores each chosen file's name, icon and link on the item. **Google sign-in helps, but doesn't cover it:** today's sign-in only proves who someone is. Browsing Drive needs a Drive permission on top. Use the narrowest one, `drive.file`, which only grants access to the files a person picks. **Setup** 1. **Project:** reuse the existing Google Cloud project and its Internal consent screen. Internal apps skip Google's app review, even for Drive permissions. 2. **APIs:** turn on the Google Drive API and the Google Picker API, and create an API key for the Picker. 3. **Per person:** each person approves Drive access once, the first time they attach a file. **Open question:** should Drive links live in the existing Files column, or in a separate "Drive files" column type? Shares its Google setup with the Google Sheets part of #8, and possibly with the Google Calendar connector in #3.
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Reference: christian/waters-boards#6