This npm package, drive-upload-service-account, provides functionality to upload files to Google Drive using service account authentication.
To install the package, use npm:
npm i drive-upload-service-accountFirst, import the required modules:
const express = require("express");
const multer = require("multer");
const cors = require("cors");
const { fileUploader } = require("drive-upload-service-account");Then, set up your Express app:
const app = express();
const upload = multer();
app.use(upload.any());
app.use(cors());Before using the package, you need to follow these steps:
- Go to Google Cloud Console and enable the Google Drive API.
- Navigate to Credentials in the Cloud Console.
- Create service account credentials and download the JSON file.
- Go to Google Drive and select the folder you want to store your data into.
- In the URL https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/parentFolderId, use this parentFolderId in the parentId variable.
Define a route for file upload:
app.post("/upload", async (req, res) => {
try {
const keyFileLocation = "./path/to/key.json";
const parentId = "folderID";
const uploadedFiles = await fileUploader(
keyFileLocation,
parentId,
req.files
);
res.json({ files: uploadedFiles });
} catch (error) {
res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to upload files" });
}
});Finally, start the server:
app.listen(8080, () => {
console.log(`Server is running on port 8080`);
});To upload files from the frontend, you can use the following function:
const handleFileupload = async () => {
const files = fileInputRef.current.files;
if (files.length > 0) {
const formData = new FormData();
for (let i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
formData.append("files", files[i]);
}
try {
const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8080/upload", {
method: "POST",
body: formData,
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log("Uploaded files:", data.files);
} catch (e) {
console.log(e);
}
}
};To build the project, use the following command:
npm run buildTo run tests, use the following command:
npm run testIf you would like to contribute, you are welcome. Clone the repository and open a pull request.