Ok, I logged into the customer’s Google account. Step 1: Log in to the Google Account and get our Bearings Once created, we may need to generate keys. This blog post is a recording of the steps I’ve taken to set things up on the Google side to allow an application to access Google Drive files using a Client_ID and Client_Secret.Ī Client_ID/Secret implies that the developer will need to create a Project in Google. He gave me his login/password to help get him started. I hope that through this post, I have been able to teach you how to create a direct download link for Google Drive media files.JSetup Google Account for Google Drive API WalkthroughĪ software developer had trouble getting started using Chilkat with his application for Google Drive. 1UVDhOEkzxXmmZqGHP-QZh_SnaSuu5OoI?alt=media&key= AIzaSyBklh2Np_sfbUeUL96UNxXAvVtKGwN7Hw4&v=. ?alt=media&key= &v= Īnd this is an example of a direct download link that I created using the Google Drive API key. To do this, we need to add the file ID, API key and our file format in the link below.Ĭopy and paste the following Google APIS link into your Notepad and replace the highlight text with your File ID, to your Google Drive API key, and to your file extension. We now create a direct download link for this file using the File ID and Drive API key. In my case this is the file ID 1UVDhOEkzxXmmZqGHP-QZh_SnaSuu5OoI of my media file URL address, in your case it will be different according to your file. 1UVDhOEkzxXmmZqGHP-QZh_SnaSuu5OoI/view?usp=sharing

The digits in this link after the d/ and before the /view are the ID of your file that you have to separate from the link. Then paste the link of your file in Notepad and separate the file ID from that link because we only need the file ID.įor example, this is your file sharing link. And then copy the share link of this file with ' Anyone with the link' security.

Navigate to your Google Drive account, select your media file (MP4, MKV, MP3) to which you want to create a direct download link. How to Create a Direct Download Link of Drive Files Using API Key? Make sure that when you enable the Google Drive API service, the service is produced by Google.

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