Integrating Google Drive photos into a company website: What's the best approach?

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Help needed with Google Drive integration

I’m working on a project for a client and I’m stuck. They’ve got a bunch of photos stored in their Google Drive that they want shown on their company website. I’ve looked at some docs about putting Drive content on web pages, but it’s not quite what I need.

What I’m after is a way to display these photos directly on the client’s site, not just link to the Drive folder. Has anyone done this before? Any tips or tricks would be super helpful!

Here’s a quick example of what I’ve tried so far:

function fetchGoogleDriveImages() {
  const folderID = 'abc123xyz789';
  const apiKey = 'your-api-key-here';
  
  // This is where I'd fetch the images, but I'm not sure how
  // to proceed from here. Any suggestions?
}

Thanks in advance for any help!

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I’ve tackled this issue before and it can be a bit tricky. One effective method is to leverage the Google Drive API alongside a server-side script. First, you need to set up OAuth 2.0 authentication and enable the Drive API in your Google Cloud project. Once authenticated, use the API to retrieve file IDs and download URLs. By creating a server-side proxy, you can securely fetch and serve the images to your website while implementing caching for improved performance.

This approach may require extra work upfront, but it offers greater control over access and flexibility in handling the images.

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I’ve faced a similar challenge before. In my experience, the Google Drive API remains the most reliable solution. To successfully display images on a website, you first need to establish OAuth 2.0 authentication and create a Google Cloud project with the Drive API enabled. Once you obtain an access token, you can call the files.list method using the target folder’s ID and extract the webContentLink from each returned file. This allows you to embed the images directly on the site. Additionally, implementing caching can improve performance and reduce the frequency of API calls while ensuring only the intended files are accessible.

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hey ameliat, i’ve done something similar before. u might wanna check out the Google Drive API. it lets u fetch file metadata and download urls. then u can use those urls to display the images on ur site. just remember to handle authentication carefully. good luck with ur project!