Upload to Google Drive w/Python - Free Easy Cloud Storage System, Deployable Code 2023

Remark: There are many tutorials on how to upload files but the issue most require pop-up authentication using GoogleAuth, problem is it may cause issues when deploying on cloud. Here we store the authentication details in a JSON for local side storage instead.
Upload files to your Google Drive straight from Python. Create your own cloud storage management system completely free using Google Drive's API.
Code:
drive.google.com/file/d/148ky...
OR
shorturl.at/LcuED
Links:
developers.google.com/workspa...
0:00 Service Account and Google Drive set-up
2:58 Python Code
6:24 Demonstration
Drive (2011) reference

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

Do read description on why we use JSON file instead.

[@TIMELAPSEGSR]

I had already researched a lot and didn't find such a simple and efficient answer! It helped me a lot, thank you!!

[@darideveloper]

I love you bro, I was missing the share folder step, you video is really helpful!

[@SahilNegi2004]

Thank you dude so much was working on this since 3 days now its working appreciate your work

[@ProjectFinalAudio]

The explanation was really clear and easy to follow. Thanks!

[@theanonymous92]

Thank you for actually explaining why service account method rather than googleauth method -- the description it really made my mind clear of what to choose and when to choose ------ and yeah video was great too

[@thatyoutubeguy2433]

Been trying to do this for 2 months, just did it in under 10 mins, top tier video

[@user-tq7ci3wd2z]

Fantastic. I do looks for upload file to google drive sample everywhere, all of those are in different implementation. The sample here is the most simple I think.

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

Thank you

[@fahnub]

super simple and to the point. thanks for this.

[@Rulzan]

beautifully executed, thanks!

[@hongkyulee9724]

Super helpful tutorial. Really thank you !!!

[@orphaeel]

thanks a lot, man... It's so clear compared to the other... and I really need it for my speedtrap bachelor degree final project... welp, gotta finish it a.s.a.p.... really, thank you so much...

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

thank you!

[@pips92]

thanks, really helpful. do you have any example of how to upload using OAuth 2.0 Client IDs for android app?

[@andyd170]

Good work! Thank you

[@pythonandjs6380]

Thank you very very much!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Gritaremos]

this was my thought as well, thank you for creating the tutorial! It is great!
The problem is the following. If the owner (service account from the project we created) decides to cease to exist (i.e. deleted project), the file does not stay in the shared folder and gets deleted (since the owner was deleted).
The only way to avoid this is by now having an extra couple of lines of code that change the permissions of the uploaded file to change the ownership.
You would then need to go back to your main gmail account and every now and then manually accept the new ownership of the uploaded files.

[@Gritaremos]

Edit to say it seems like it is not possible to transfer ownership through REST API...
issuetracker.google.com/issues/228791253

[@omarrandoms4157]

You are a life saver, Thanks.

[@yourXface1000]

this was really helpful, thanks for sharing!

[@annasc8280]

Thanks for the video! Do you have a video with the download to Google Drive w/Python?

[@yongweisu]

What if it is a google sheet type of file that u scrap from gmail attachment that u need to upload to drive, how would u do that?

[@brokenfix]

Thanks, it works, but I just notice that this method only accepts file types it recognizes: jpg, png, zip, etc. When I try to upload some other types it doesn't like, it throws an "UnknownFileType" error.

[@upendrareddybade5118]

I am having trouble accessing a specific folder in Google Drive using the Google Drive API. I am trying to access a folder named "Reports," which is under "Shared with Me," but I can only access the root folder. Additionally, I am unable to create any directories under the "Reports" folder. What could be the reason for this issue?

[@SnippetBucketTechnologies]

In video it shows after upload file, it does not consume any storage of allocated account

[@nguyetthu8118]

I want to ask about the service_account.json file

[@subash682]

Thanks a lot bro.

[@souravmaharana7665]

Though i have used my folder id in the code, I am seeing the file is getting uploaded to another folder id which i don't have access

[@CDowgVA]

THS easy to understand video

[@Jinay-mi1ri]

amazing work man, thanks alot.

[@ralphyoungs9015]

I'm getting an - Object of type set is not JSON serializable - error , is there an update to this code?

[@SnippetBucketTechnologies]

How can it possible, even upload 100 MB via service account, it does not consume any bytes, it keep shows 0 bytes used

[@hashilmuhammed7680]

Uploading works fine but I need to update the existing file using a service account... How do I do it...Please help

[@ci16]

Great!

[@JerryA189]

I made some changes and now I can upload an entire folder. Next I'll be sorting the files by extension and upload they to their respective folders

[@BCS_ArshAliKhan]

Thanks alot

[@tunahanada6116]

thx very sweet

[@SnippetBucketTechnologies]

service account does not upload to original drive, it use serivce account quote, it does not transfer to drive, even upload it does not use your drive quote

[@clemenshuber6689]

great video. it worked in 5 minutes

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

thank you

[@joseignaciobernalizaguirre6038]

Hi, how could you download files?

[@taroon-7]

100th Like by me , Thanks 👍👍

[@mohammedkafil2975]

if i run this offen i get 403 error

[@user-kn9nt2ir5v]

can we get shareable link?

[@tohmingjundynp]

Thanks for saving my life

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

appreciate it

[@archive1257]

It worked, but how do i run it like a server 24/7 without the use of vscode?

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

Well you probably need to use controllers (Python Flask is a start) that can trigger upload method calls with whatever file.
You can use Docker to create a image of your program and use Render to run the image.

[@user-qq6ew4fn1r]

will you please share the code link
link in the description is not accessable

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

drive.google.com/file/d/148kyalwfR3kEZWxv8mLWTTsD_qseLapZ/view?usp=drive_link

[@guilherme2.06]

Me ajudou.

[@AdelKatergi]

I have been searching for so long but I am getting this error:
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'google.outh2'
And I cannot fix it. I ran the import you provided and I tried many other solutions online but nothing is working

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

You have to pip install it first

[@shanmugamudhaya7726]

pip install --upgrade google-auth