Google Drive Connector for SSISRead / write Google Drive data inside your app; perform many Google Drive operations without coding, just using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Drive If you are new to SSIS and ZappySys SSIS PowerPack then check these links to get started:
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Connect to Google Drive in other apps
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Video Tutorial - Integrate Google Drive data in SSIS
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download / install required driver for
Google Drive integration in SSIS - How to configure connection for
Google Drive - Features about
API Source (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI) - Using
Google Drive Connection in SSIS
Prerequisites
Before we perform steps listed in this article, you will need to make sure following prerequisites are met:- SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft site).
- Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
- Make sure ZappySys SSIS PowerPack is downloaded and installed (download it). Check Getting started section for more information.
Read data from Google Drive in SSIS (Export data)
In this section we will learn how to configure and use Google Drive Connector in API Source to extract data from Google Drive.
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Begin with opening Visual Studio and Create a New Project.
Select Integration Service Project and in new project window set the appropriate name and location for project. And click OK.
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In the new SSIS project screen you will find the following:
- SSIS ToolBox on left side bar
- Solution Explorer and Property Window on right bar
- Control flow, data flow, event Handlers, Package Explorer in tab windows
- Connection Manager Window in the bottom
Note: If you don't see ZappySys SSIS PowerPack Task or Components in SSIS Toolbox, please refer to this help link. -
Now, Drag and Drop SSIS Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox. Double click on the Data Flow Task to see Data Flow designer.
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From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
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Use a preinstalled Google Drive Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Google Drive Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
Google Drive -
Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.
User accounts represent a developer, administrator, or any other person who interacts with Google APIs and services. User accounts are managed as Google Accounts, either with Google Workspace or Cloud Identity. They can also be user accounts that are managed by a third-party identity provider and federated with Workforce Identity Federation. [API reference]
Steps how to get and use Google Drive credentials
Follow these steps on how to create Client Credentials (User Account principle) to authenticate and access Google Drive API in SSIS package or ODBC data source:
WARNING: If you are planning to automate processes, we recommend that you use a Service Account authentication method. In case, you still need to use User Account, then make sure you use a system/generic account (e.g.automation@my-company.com
). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will start to fail.Step-1: Create project
This step is optional, if you already have a project in Google Cloud and can use it. However, if you don't, proceed with these simple steps to create one:
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First of all, go to Google API Console.
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Then click Select a project button and then click NEW PROJECT button:
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Name your project and click CREATE button:
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Wait until the project is created:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-2: Enable Google Drive API
In this step we will enable Google Drive API:
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Select your project on the top bar:
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Then click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and access APIs & Services:
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Now let's enable several APIs by clicking ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES button:
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In the search bar search for
drive
and then locate and select Google Drive API: -
Enable Google Drive API:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-3: Create OAuth application
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First of all, click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and then hit VIEW ALL PRODUCTS:
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Then access Google Auth Platform to start creating an OAuth application:
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Start by pressing GET STARTED button:
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Next, continue by filling in App name and User support email fields:
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Choose Internal option, if it's enabled, otherwise select External:
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Optional step if you used
Internal
option in the previous step. Nevertheless, if you had to useExternal
option, then click ADD USERS to add a user: -
Then add your contact Email address:
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Finally, check the checkbox and click CREATE button:
- Done! Let's create Client Credentials in the next step.
Step-4: Create Client Credentials
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In Google Auth Platform, select Clients menu item and click CREATE CLIENT button:
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Choose
Desktop app
as Application type and name your credentials: -
Continue by opening the created credentials:
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Finally, copy Client ID and Client secret for the later step:
- Done! We have all the data needed for authentication, let's proceed to the last step!
Step-5: Configure connection
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Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use previously copied values in User Account authentication configuration:
- In the ClientId field paste the Client ID value.
- In the ClientSecret field paste the Client secret value.
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Press Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
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Finally, click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Google Drive Connector!
Configuring authentication parameters
Google DriveUser Account [OAuth]https://www.googleapis.com/Required Parameters UseCustomApp Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters ClientId ClientSecret Scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 403|429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Redirect URL (Only for Web App) Service accounts are accounts that do not represent a human user. They provide a way to manage authentication and authorization when a human is not directly involved, such as when an application needs to access Google Cloud resources. Service accounts are managed by IAM. [API reference]
Steps how to get and use Google Drive credentials
Follow these steps on how to create Service Account to authenticate and access Google Drive API in SSIS package or ODBC data source:
Step-1: Create project
This step is optional, if you already have a project in Google Cloud and can use it. However, if you don't, proceed with these simple steps to create one:
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First of all, go to Google API Console.
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Then click Select a project button and then click NEW PROJECT button:
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Name your project and click CREATE button:
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Wait until the project is created:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-2: Enable Google Drive API
In this step we will enable Google Drive API:
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Select your project on the top bar:
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Then click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and access APIs & Services:
-
Now let's enable several APIs by clicking ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES button:
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In the search bar search for
drive
and then locate and select Google Drive API: -
Enable Google Drive API:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-3: Create Service Account
Use the steps below to create a Service Account in Google Cloud:
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First of all, go to IAM & Admin in Google Cloud console:
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Once you do that, click Service Accounts on the left side and click CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button:
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Then name your service account and click CREATE AND CONTINUE button:
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Continue by clicking Select a role dropdown and start granting service account Project Viewer roles:
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Find Project group and select Viewer role:
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Finish adding roles by clicking CONTINUE button:
You can always add or modify permissions later in IAM & Admin. -
Finally, in the last step, just click button DONE:
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Done! We are ready to add a Key to this service account in the next step.
Step-4: Add Key to Service Account
We are ready to add a Key (P12 certificate) to the created Service Account:
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In Service Accounts open newly created service account:
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Next, copy email address of your service account for the later step:
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Continue by selecting KEYS tab, then press ADD KEY dropdown, and click Create new key menu item:
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Finally, select P12 option and hit CREATE button:
- P12 certificate downloads into your machine. We have all the data needed for authentication, let's proceed to the last step!
Step-5: Share Google Drive files and folders with Service Account
Now it's time to grant Google Drive read/write permissions to the created service account:
- Login to https://drive.google.com with Google account credentials whose files/folders you want to share with the service account.
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Select the file or folder, right-click on it, click Share menu item, and then hit Share subitem:
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Share it with your service account:
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Grant it appropriate permissions, e.g.
Viewer
orEditor
(for reading or writing): - That's it! Let's proceed to the configuration!
Step-6: Configure connection
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Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and configure these fields in Service Account authentication configuration:
- In the Service Account Email field paste the service account Email address value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Service Account Private Key Path (i.e. *.p12) field use downloaded certificate's file path.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Google Drive Connector!
Configuring authentication parameters
Google DriveService Account [OAuth]https://www.googleapis.com/Required Parameters Service Account Email Fill-in the parameter... Service Account Private Key Path (i.e. *.p12) Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters Scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 403|429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Impersonate As (Google account email address) -
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Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and click on Preview Data button to make the API call.
API Source - Google DriveRead / write Google Drive data inside your app; perform many Google Drive operations without coding, just using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Drive -
That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to Google Drive using Google Drive Connector.
You can load the source data into your desired destination using the Upsert Destination, which supports SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift. We also offer other destinations such as CSV, Excel, Azure Table, Salesforce, and more. You can check out our SSIS PowerPack Tasks and components for more options. (*loaded in Trash Destination)
Write data to Google Drive using SSIS (Import data)
In this section we will learn how to configure and use Google Drive Connector in the API Destination to write data to Google Drive.
Video tutorial
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download SSIS PowerPack for
Google Drive integration in SSIS - How to configure connection for
Google Drive - How to write or lookup data to
Google Drive - Features about SSIS API Destination
- Using
Google Drive Connector in SSIS
Step-by-step instructions
In upper section we learned how to read data, now in this section we will learn how to configure Google Drive in the API Source to POST data to the Google Drive.
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Read the data from the source, being any desired source component. In example we will use ZappySys Dummy Data Source component.
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From the SSIS Toolbox drag and drop API Destination (Predefined Templates) on the Data Flow Designer surface and connect source component with it, and double click to edit it.
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
API Destination - Google DriveRead / write Google Drive data inside your app; perform many Google Drive operations without coding, just using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Drive -
Use a preinstalled Google Drive Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Google Drive Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
Google Drive -
Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.
User accounts represent a developer, administrator, or any other person who interacts with Google APIs and services. User accounts are managed as Google Accounts, either with Google Workspace or Cloud Identity. They can also be user accounts that are managed by a third-party identity provider and federated with Workforce Identity Federation. [API reference]
Steps how to get and use Google Drive credentials
Follow these steps on how to create Client Credentials (User Account principle) to authenticate and access Google Drive API in SSIS package or ODBC data source:
WARNING: If you are planning to automate processes, we recommend that you use a Service Account authentication method. In case, you still need to use User Account, then make sure you use a system/generic account (e.g.automation@my-company.com
). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will start to fail.Step-1: Create project
This step is optional, if you already have a project in Google Cloud and can use it. However, if you don't, proceed with these simple steps to create one:
-
First of all, go to Google API Console.
-
Then click Select a project button and then click NEW PROJECT button:
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Name your project and click CREATE button:
-
Wait until the project is created:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-2: Enable Google Drive API
In this step we will enable Google Drive API:
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Select your project on the top bar:
-
Then click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and access APIs & Services:
-
Now let's enable several APIs by clicking ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES button:
-
In the search bar search for
drive
and then locate and select Google Drive API: -
Enable Google Drive API:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-3: Create OAuth application
-
First of all, click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and then hit VIEW ALL PRODUCTS:
-
Then access Google Auth Platform to start creating an OAuth application:
-
Start by pressing GET STARTED button:
-
Next, continue by filling in App name and User support email fields:
-
Choose Internal option, if it's enabled, otherwise select External:
-
Optional step if you used
Internal
option in the previous step. Nevertheless, if you had to useExternal
option, then click ADD USERS to add a user: -
Then add your contact Email address:
-
Finally, check the checkbox and click CREATE button:
- Done! Let's create Client Credentials in the next step.
Step-4: Create Client Credentials
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In Google Auth Platform, select Clients menu item and click CREATE CLIENT button:
-
Choose
Desktop app
as Application type and name your credentials: -
Continue by opening the created credentials:
-
Finally, copy Client ID and Client secret for the later step:
- Done! We have all the data needed for authentication, let's proceed to the last step!
Step-5: Configure connection
-
Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use previously copied values in User Account authentication configuration:
- In the ClientId field paste the Client ID value.
- In the ClientSecret field paste the Client secret value.
-
Press Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
-
Finally, click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Google Drive Connector!
Configuring authentication parameters
Google DriveUser Account [OAuth]https://www.googleapis.com/Required Parameters UseCustomApp Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters ClientId ClientSecret Scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 403|429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Redirect URL (Only for Web App) Service accounts are accounts that do not represent a human user. They provide a way to manage authentication and authorization when a human is not directly involved, such as when an application needs to access Google Cloud resources. Service accounts are managed by IAM. [API reference]
Steps how to get and use Google Drive credentials
Follow these steps on how to create Service Account to authenticate and access Google Drive API in SSIS package or ODBC data source:
Step-1: Create project
This step is optional, if you already have a project in Google Cloud and can use it. However, if you don't, proceed with these simple steps to create one:
-
First of all, go to Google API Console.
-
Then click Select a project button and then click NEW PROJECT button:
-
Name your project and click CREATE button:
-
Wait until the project is created:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-2: Enable Google Drive API
In this step we will enable Google Drive API:
-
Select your project on the top bar:
-
Then click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and access APIs & Services:
-
Now let's enable several APIs by clicking ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES button:
-
In the search bar search for
drive
and then locate and select Google Drive API: -
Enable Google Drive API:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-3: Create Service Account
Use the steps below to create a Service Account in Google Cloud:
-
First of all, go to IAM & Admin in Google Cloud console:
-
Once you do that, click Service Accounts on the left side and click CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button:
-
Then name your service account and click CREATE AND CONTINUE button:
-
Continue by clicking Select a role dropdown and start granting service account Project Viewer roles:
-
Find Project group and select Viewer role:
-
Finish adding roles by clicking CONTINUE button:
You can always add or modify permissions later in IAM & Admin. -
Finally, in the last step, just click button DONE:
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Done! We are ready to add a Key to this service account in the next step.
Step-4: Add Key to Service Account
We are ready to add a Key (P12 certificate) to the created Service Account:
-
In Service Accounts open newly created service account:
-
Next, copy email address of your service account for the later step:
-
Continue by selecting KEYS tab, then press ADD KEY dropdown, and click Create new key menu item:
-
Finally, select P12 option and hit CREATE button:
- P12 certificate downloads into your machine. We have all the data needed for authentication, let's proceed to the last step!
Step-5: Share Google Drive files and folders with Service Account
Now it's time to grant Google Drive read/write permissions to the created service account:
- Login to https://drive.google.com with Google account credentials whose files/folders you want to share with the service account.
-
Select the file or folder, right-click on it, click Share menu item, and then hit Share subitem:
-
Share it with your service account:
-
Grant it appropriate permissions, e.g.
Viewer
orEditor
(for reading or writing): - That's it! Let's proceed to the configuration!
Step-6: Configure connection
-
Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and configure these fields in Service Account authentication configuration:
- In the Service Account Email field paste the service account Email address value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Service Account Private Key Path (i.e. *.p12) field use downloaded certificate's file path.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Google Drive Connector!
Configuring authentication parameters
Google DriveService Account [OAuth]https://www.googleapis.com/Required Parameters Service Account Email Fill-in the parameter... Service Account Private Key Path (i.e. *.p12) Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters Scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 403|429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Impersonate As (Google account email address) -
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Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and go to the Mappings tab to map the columns.
API Destination - Google DriveRead / write Google Drive data inside your app; perform many Google Drive operations without coding, just using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Drive -
Finally, map the desired columns:
API Destination - Google DriveRead / write Google Drive data inside your app; perform many Google Drive operations without coding, just using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Drive -
That's it; we successfully configured the POST API Call. In a few clicks we configured the Google Drive API call using ZappySys Google Drive Connector
Load Google Drive data into SQL Server using Upsert Destination (Insert or Update)
Once you read data from the desired source, now let's see how to Load Google Drive data in SQL Server using Upsert Destination. Upsert Destination can Merge/Synchronize data from source to target for Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSql and Redshift. It supports very fast Bulk Upsert (Update or Insert) operation along and Bulk delete.
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From the SSIS toolbox drag and drop Upsert Destination on the dataflow designer surface
Connect our Source component to Upsert Destination
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Double click on Upsert Destination component to configure it.
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Select the desired Microsoft SQL Server/PostgreSql/Redshift Target Connection or click NEW to create new connection. Select Target Table or click NEW to create new table based on source columns.
Configure SSIS Upsert Destination Connection - Loading data (REST / SOAP / JSON / XML /CSV) into SQL Server or other target using SSIS -
Set Action to Upsert => (insert if not matching in target else update). Select Target Connection and Target Table. Check on Insert and Update. Click on Map All to Mappings all columns and check on Only Primary Key columns.
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Click on OK to save Upsert Destination settings UI.
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That's it. Run the SSIS Package and it will read the data from the Google Drive and load the data in the SQL Server/PostgreSql/Redshift using Upsert Destination.
Deploy and schedule SSIS package
After you are done creating SSIS package, most likely, you want to deploy it to SQL Server Catalog and run it periodically. Just follow the instructions in How to design, debug, deploy, schedule SSIS Package (In SQL Agent and Catalog) article to see how to do it.
Advanced topics
Actions supported by Google Drive Connector
Google Drive Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.Parameter | Description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conclusion
In this article we discussed how to connect to Google Drive in SSIS and integrate data without any coding. Click here to Download Google Drive Connector for SSIS and try yourself see how easy it is. If you still have any question(s) then ask here or simply click on live chat icon below and ask our expert (see bottom-right corner of this page).
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