Google Drive Connector: Service Account Can’t Access Shared Folder

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Hey all,

I’m trying to access a shared Google Drive folder using a service account with the Google Drive Connector node, but I’m having an issue.

So far, I’ve created a Google Cloud project, enabled the Google Drive API, registered a service account, and shared the folder with the service account. After giving the Google Drive scope and successfully authenticating with the service account in the Google Authenticator node, I’m unable to find the Shared Drive folder with the Google Drive Connector (only the /My Drive folder shows). I can, however, connect to the Shared Drive folder when I use the Interactive authentication type in the Google Authenticator node with my Gmail account. Anyone have any idea on how to solve this?

Thanks for any help in advance!

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Hi @Adam_A,

Welcome to the forum.

Just to clarify, did you add the service account as a member of the Shared Drive itself, or just share a folder within the drive with it?

Currently, it’s not possible to access shared folders (i.e., folders shared individually) via the Google Drive Connector node. But you can access contents of Shared Drive (formerly Team Drives). We have an internal ticket open to add support for accessing shared folders (AP-17260).

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