I’m working on a Flutter project and need help with Google Drive connectivity
I’ve been developing in Flutter for about a week now and I’m trying to build an application that can interact with Google Drive services. The main goal is to let users access their Drive files through my app.
I’ve looked through various tutorials and documentation but I’m having trouble getting the integration to work properly. The authentication process seems complex and I’m not sure which packages or APIs I should be using.
Has anyone successfully implemented Google Drive functionality in their Flutter app? I would really appreciate some guidance on the proper approach to take. What are the essential steps I need to follow to establish this connection?
Any code examples or recommended resources would be extremely helpful for getting this working.
The service account setup was the biggest pain point for me. OAuth’s fine for user auth, but I found service account JSON files way more reliable for server-side stuff. You’ll need to enable Google Drive API in your Cloud project and create credentials for your Flutter app. Don’t hardcode your API keys - I used flutter_secure_storage for that. Test with small files first before going big - timeout settings will bite you otherwise. Once you get the config right, googleapis_auth does most of the work.
Been there! Authentication is everything - get that working before you touch any file operations. Set up OAuth 2.0 credentials in Google Cloud Console and don’t forget the redirect URIs for your app. I use google_sign_in with googleapis - they play nice together for auth. After that, you can hit the Drive API endpoints to list, upload, and download files. Scopes tripped me up the most - request only what your app actually needs. Start with read-only to test your connection, then add more permissions later.
hey emma! yeah, oauth2 can be a pain. try the googleapis package; it’s way easier than dealing with the raw API. just remember to configure your Google Cloud Console project correctly— that’s a common issue for many!
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