Google Drive Connector
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Version: 10
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Endpoint

Upload a file

Name

upload_file

Description

Uploads a file. If file exits it does not overwrite. If you like to overwrite existing file then use [Replace file data] endpoint. It requires FileId you like to replace. Get file id by calling list_parent_items or list_files endpoint (Search for file name and get id). Google API does not allow to perform create or replace in one operation. [API reference]

Related Tables

Files

Parameters

Parameter Label Required Options Description
FileName Target FileName YES A filename the file will have in Google Drive
DiskFilePath Local FilePath YES Specify a disk file path
KeepRevisionForever Keep Revision Forever NO
Option Value
true true
false false
Defines whether uploaded file has revisions
ParentFolderId Parent FolderId NO Id of a parent folder you want to upload the file in. Use value 'root' to place the file in the topmost level.
DriveId Shared DriveId NO By default file lists from MyDrive but if you like to search other Shared drive then set this parameter.
DriveType Drive Type NO
Option Value
My Drive user
Shared Drive drive
Default search context is User's drive. Bodies of items (files/documents) to which the query applies. Supported bodies are 'user', 'domain', 'drive', and 'allDrives'. Prefer 'user' or 'drive' to 'allDrives' for efficiency. By default, corpora is set to 'user'. However, this can change depending on the filter set through the 'Query' parameter.
SupportsAllDrives Supports all drives (e.g. My and Shared) NO
Option Value
true true
false false
Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.
AddParents AddParents NO A comma-separated list of parent IDs to add
ocrLanguage OcrLanguage NO A language hint for OCR processing during image import (ISO 639-1 code).
useContentAsIndexableText UseContentAsIndexableText NO Whether to use the uploaded content as indexable text.

Output Columns

Label Data Type (SSIS) Data Type (SQL) Length Raw Description
Id DT_WSTR nvarchar(440) 440 False
Kind DT_WSTR nvarchar(200) 200 False
Name DT_WSTR nvarchar(780) 780 False
MimeType DT_WSTR nvarchar(650) 650 False
FileSize DT_I8 bigint False
DriveId DT_WSTR nvarchar(4000) 4000 False
If the column you are looking for is missing, consider customizing Google Drive Connector.

Input Columns

Label Data Type (SSIS) Data Type (SQL) Length Raw Description
There are no Static columns defined for this endpoint. This endpoint detects columns dynamically at runtime.

Examples

SSIS

Use Google Drive Connector in API Source component to read data or in API Destination component to read/write data:

Insert into Files table using API Destination

This Endpoint belongs to Files table, therefore you cannot work with it directly. Use this table and table-operation pair instead:

Google Drive
Files
Insert
SSIS API Destination - Access table operation

ODBC application

Use these SQL queries in your ODBC application data source:

Upload a file 

SELECT * FROM upload_file
WITH
(
    "FileName" = 'myfile.ext',
    "DiskFilePath" = 'abcd-1234-diskfilepath'
)

Upload a file with INSERT keyword

Upload a file with INSERT keyword. Advantage of INSERT is you can use Bulk option using SOURCE clause. This way you can upload many files 

INSERT INTO Files
  WITH (FileName='My filename'
      ,DiskFilePath='C:\MyFolder\Mymyfile.ext'
      ,ParentFolderId='root'
	  )
  --You can get ParentFolderId by selecting from 'list_folders' endpoint or just use 'root'

upload_file endpoint belongs to Files table(s), and can therefore be used via those table(s).

SQL Server

Use these SQL queries in SQL Server after you create a data source in Data Gateway:

Upload a file 

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'SELECT * FROM upload_file
WITH
(
    "FileName" = ''myfile.ext'',
    "DiskFilePath" = ''abcd-1234-diskfilepath''
)';

EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_GOOGLE_DRIVE_IN_GATEWAY];

Upload a file with INSERT keyword

Upload a file with INSERT keyword. Advantage of INSERT is you can use Bulk option using SOURCE clause. This way you can upload many files 

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'INSERT INTO Files
  WITH (FileName=''My filename''
      ,DiskFilePath=''C:\MyFolder\Mymyfile.ext''
      ,ParentFolderId=''root''
	  )
  --You can get ParentFolderId by selecting from ''list_folders'' endpoint or just use ''root''';

EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_GOOGLE_DRIVE_IN_GATEWAY];

upload_file endpoint belongs to Files table(s), and can therefore be used via those table(s).