Set Up a Google Drive Unstructured Connection

Set up the Google Drive connection to start the flow of unstructured data into Data 360.

This feature is a Beta Service. A customer may opt to try a Beta Service in its sole discretion. Any use of the Beta Service is subject to the applicable Beta Services Terms provided at Agreements and Terms. If you have questions or feedback about this Beta Service, contact the Data 360 Connector team at datacloud-connectors-beta@salesforce.com.

User Permissions Needed
To create a connection:	System Admin profile or Data Cloud Architect permission set

Before you begin:

Enable the Beta connector through the feature manager. See Enable Data 360 Features.
Complete the Prepare Your Google Drive Unstructured Data Connection steps to gather the necessary Google Console app credentials.
Verify your admin has enabled firewalls on the system you want Data 360 to connect to by including these IP addresses to your allowlists.

In Salesforce, click Setup, and select Data Cloud Setup.
Under External Integrations, select Other Connectors.
Click New.
On the Source tab, select Google Drive Unstructured Data and click Next.
Enter a connection name, connection API name, and provide the authentication details.
- Client ID: Enter the client ID from the private key JSON.
- Service Account Email Address: Enter the service account email address (ID) to access Google APIs with the format service-account@project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com.
- Private Key: Enter the private key value from the private key JSON to access Google APIs.
- Scopes: Enter the following Drive API scopes with the format
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.readonly
- Admin Email Address: Enter the Admin email address (ID) with delegated admin permissions required for ingesting all Shared and Personal Drives, or a Service Account email address (ID) for a single Shared Drive.
To review your configuration, click Test Connection.
Click Save.

After the connector details are accepted, the connection is created and listed under Connectors. You can now create unstructured data lake objects (UDLOs).