Google Shared Drives (REST API)
Create a Google Shared Drives connection using the DryvIQ REST API.
Written by Andrea Harvey
Updated at April 29th, 2025
Table of Contents
Creating a Connection
The sample code below shows how to create a shared drives connection that uses impersonation. Ensure that the following fields are set correctly.
- The client_email should be the Google Workspace Admin Service Account.
- The subject should be the email for the user you would like to impersonate.
POST {{url}}v1/connections{
"name": "Google Shared Drives",
"type": "service_account",
"project_id": "your-project-id",
"platform": {
"id": "google-teams"
},
"auth": {
"private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----...-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
"client_email": "your-service@your-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com",
"client_id": "12345678901234567890",
"subject": "youradmin@example.com",
"delete_behavior": "permanent"
}
}