How to connect Bubble with Google Drive

To connect Bubble with Google Drive, you use Bubble’s API Connector to authenticate with Google (OAuth2) and then call Google Drive’s REST API. The core idea is: Bubble gets permission from a Google account, receives an access token, and then you can run actions such as uploading files, listing folders, or creating Drive files.

What You Need to Do

The process is mainly: create a Google OAuth app, configure the API Connector with OAuth2, authorize it, then use the API calls inside Bubble workflows.

• Create OAuth credentials in Google Cloud (type: Web Application) and add Bubble’s redirect URL.
• Set up OAuth2 in Bubble’s API Connector: Authorization URL, Token URL, client ID and secret.
• Initialize the API call so Bubble knows the structure of the Google Drive responses.
• Use the call inside workflows, like Upload a file to Drive or Get file list.

How to Create Google OAuth Credentials

In Google Cloud Console, enable the Google Drive API. Then create OAuth credentials. Under Authorized Redirect URIs, paste Bubble’s redirect URL, which the plugin gives you (looks like: https://yourapp.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1/oauth\_redirect).

Set Up API Connector

In Bubble, add a new API. Choose OAuth2 User-Agent Flow. This lets each user connect their own Google Drive.

• Authorization URL: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth
• Token URL: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
• Scope: openid email profile https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

Example Upload Call

{
  "method": "POST",
  "url": "https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <access_token>"
  }
}

When initializing, attach a small test file so Bubble can see the structure. After that, you can use this as an action in any workflow, passing Bubble’s file URL as the upload content.

How You Use It in a Workflow

• Trigger a workflow (like button “Upload to Drive”).
• Action: Call your API (Upload File).
• Send: file name, MIME type, and the file content (Bubble’s uploaded file).

That’s all you need to successfully link Bubble with Google Drive using real, supported steps.