How to Obtain the Google Drive Integration Key

Introduction

Google Drive is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration platform developed by Google, offering users a versatile and accessible solution for storing and sharing files across devices. With seamless integration into the Google Workspace suite, users can create, edit, and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in real-time. Google Drive provides cross-platform access, allowing users to retrieve their files from web browsers, desktop applications on Windows and Mac, and mobile devices running iOS and Android. The service boasts robust collaboration features, enabling simultaneous editing by multiple users and maintaining a comprehensive version history for easy tracking of changes. Its intuitive organisation, search functionalities, and offline access options further contribute to Google Drive's popularity as a reliable and efficient cloud-based file management solution. A Google Drive connector can be configured in SigningHub Admin by providing the three integration keys, i.e. Client ID, Client Secret, and API key.

How it works?

1. Obtain the Google Drive Integration Key.

2. Create a Google Drive connector in SigningHub Admin.

3. Configure the Google Drive Connector as Default in SigningHub Admin.

4. Enable your cloud drives in SigningHub Web.

Obtain the Google Drive Integration Key

1. Browse https://console.developers.google.com to open the Google Developer Console.

2. Log in to your Gmail account.

3. Click the "Select a project" drop-down and select the "Create a project.." option.

4. Specify your project name, i.e. "SigningHub Admin", agree to the terms of service and click the "Create" button.

5. A new project will be created with the specified name.

6. Click the "APIs" option from the left menu, and search "Google Picker API" in the search field. Once retrieved, click the API record to enable it.

7. Click the "Enable API" to enable the Google Picker API.

8. Similarly, search "Drive API" in the search field and enable it the same way Google Picker API was enabled.

9. Now, click the "Credentials" option from the left menu, then click the "Add Credentials" drop-down and select the "OAuth 2.0 client ID" option.

10. Specify the product name, i.e. SigningHub Admin, and click the "Save" button.

11. Select the "Web application" option, and click the "Configure consent screen" button. Now specify the "Name" of your SigningHub Desktop Web as "SigningHub". The "Authorised JavaScript Origins" field is used to pull the documents from Google Drive. Specify the URL of your SigningHub Desktop Web here, e.g. "https://web.signinghub.com".

12. The "Authorised redirect URIs" field is used to push the documents from your SigningHub Desktop Web to Google Drive. Specify the callback URL of your SigningHub Desktop Web here. For example, if your SigningHub Desktop Web is "https://web.signinghub.com", then the callback URL will be "https://web.signinghub.com/OAuth/GoogleDriveCallBack". Click the "Create" button.

13. The client ID and client secret of Google Drive are created and shown on the screen. Add these values to your Google Drive connector. Click OK to proceed further.

14. The client ID and client secret of your web application are saved for future use.

15. Now, click the "Add credentials" drop-down and select the "API key" option.

16. Click the "Browser key" button.

17. Specify the "Name" of your browser API, i.e. "browser key 1", and click the "Create" button.

18. The API key of Google Drive is created and shown on the screen. Add it in your Google Drive connector. Click OK.

Create a Google Drive connector

1. Access the SigningHub Admin portal.

2. Click the 'Configurations' option from the navigation panel.

3. Click the 'Connectors' option.

4. Click theicon from the grid header.

   

5. The 'Add' connector screen will appear to add the connector details. It comprises of two sections, i.e. Basic Information and Details. Specify the basic information and click the button to provide the respective connector details.

   

   
6. Click the "Create" button. A new connector will be saved and displayed in the list.

Configure the Google Drive Connector as the Default in the SigningHub Global Settings

1. Click the 'Configurations' option from the navigation panel.

2. Click the 'Global Settings' option.

3. Select the 'Default Connectors' option from the drop-down.

4. Select the default Google Drive connector for SigningHub Desktop Web. The selected connector will be used to pull the Google Drive content (documents) directly into SigningHub Desktop Web. The Google Drive connectors are managed through the connectors section, see details.

Enable your cloud drives

1. Log in to SigningHub Web with your enterprise owner credentials.

2. Click on "Configurations" from the left panel.

3. Click on "Cloud Drives" in the personal configurations section.

4. Switch on the toggle for the Google Drive cloud drive.

   
5. A pop-up will appear asking for the authentication of the cloud drive. Provide your credentials and click Login.

6. Upon successful authentication, the cloud drive will be enabled and will start appearing in the Post Processing screens.

7. To pull a document from Google Drive, go to the “Sign a new document” screen and click on the Google Drive icon to upload a document.

8. The document will be pushed to the Google Drive account (if post-processing was set during workflow) that has been configured, once the workflow is completed.