How to integrate Google Drive in Bubble.io: Step-by-Step Guide

Integrating Google Drive with Bubble.io: A Comprehensive Guide

Integrating Google Drive with Bubble.io can greatly enhance your application's capabilities by allowing users to access and manage files directly from Google Drive. This guide provides a detailed step-by-step approach to setting up this integration.

 

Prerequisites

 

• An active Bubble.io account with your app set up for this integration.
• Basic understanding of app workflows and data types in Bubble.
• A Google account with access to the Google Developers Console.
• Familiarity with API connectors in Bubble.io.

 

Understanding Google Drive API

 

• Google Drive API allows applications to connect with Google Drive for reading and writing operations.
• It supports various operations such as file upload, download, list files, and more.

 

Setting Up Google API Console

 

• Go to the Google Developers Console and sign in with your Google account.
• Create a new project and enable the Google Drive API for this project.
• Create OAuth 2.0 credentials by navigating to the "Credentials" section.
• During credential setup, configure your app's authorized redirect URIs. For Bubble, this might be in the format: https://YOUR-APP.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1/oauth\_redirect.
• Note your Client ID and Client Secret that you’ll use in Bubble.io.

 

Configuring Bubble.io for Google Drive Integration

 

• Open your Bubble app and go to Plugins from the Bubble editor menu.
• Add the API Connector plugin if it's not already added.

 

Setting Up OAuth 2.0 in the API Connector

 

• Go to the API Connector and create a new API called "Google Drive".
• Set up a new API call by clicking "Add another API" and configure it as follows:
• OAuth2 User-Agent flow.
• Authorization URL: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
• Token URL: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token
• Client ID and Client Secret: Use the credentials from the Google Developers Console.
• Scope: Set to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive for full drive access or https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file for file-specific access.
• Redirect URL: Set to your Bubble app’s redirect URL.
• Initialize the call to authenticate your Bubble app with Google Drive.

 

Creating Workflows and Actions

 

• Once the API integration is set up, create workflows in your Bubble application to handle file operations such as:
• Uploading Files: Create an action in your workflow to upload files using the API with the "Insert a File" call.
• Downloading Files: Create a call to access and download files data.
• Listing Files: Use list endpoints to fetch all files within a Google Drive folder.

 

Testing the Integration

 

• Deploy your Bubble app to test mode and try accessing Google Drive functionalities within your application.
• Ensure that you can successfully authenticate, list, upload, and manage files in accordance with the configured Google Drive API scope.
• Verify that tokens are obtained and stored correctly, and ensure smooth redirections and consent screens are handled.

 

Deploying Your Bubble App with Google Drive Integration

 

• Test all aspects of the integration thoroughly during development mode.
• Move to live mode, ensuring that all live configurations and redirect URIs are correctly set.
• Re-test the functionalities in live mode to confirm operation as expected.

 

By following these detailed steps, you can seamlessly integrate Google Drive into your Bubble.io application, expanding its functionalities and providing a robust file management system via Google’s trusted platform.