Sharing orders and recipes on Google Drive using service accounts
In order to upload recipe data to Google Drive, a few steps are required to create necesary accounts and permissions.
Create a project
Login to https://console.cloud.google.com/ using your Google Workspace or Personal account
Open a project picker (macOS:
Cmd-O, Windows:Ctrl-Oand create a new project if necessary:
Give project a name and click Create
Enable Google Drive API
Using the Cloud Console menu, navigate to APIs & Services → Enabled APIs
Click Enable APIs
Search for Google Drive API and enable it
Create a service account
Using Cloud Console menu, navigate to IAM & Admin → Service Accounts
Select Create a service account
Enter a name and click Continue
Skip role assignment
Click Done
Capture service key parameters
Save the service email
Save OAuth 2 Client ID
Click into Actions → Manage Keys
Create a new key in JSON format
A key file should download to your computer
Service accounts provide powerful access to your organization resources. Protect the key file and store it securely, or destroy it after uploading to Customizer.
Share the folder
Share the desired destination folder with the service account email
Note the folder ID as displayed in the address bar
Configure the integration
Open the downloaded JSON file with service account credentials and populate service-account-secret variable.
The value of the secret variable will not be displayed again after saving and reopening the integration.
Populate the folder variable