In addition to being a cloud storage solution for users to store their files and sync them on multiple devices, Google Drive also launched with the ability to integrate with third party web applications and let you deeply integrate with Google Drive. There are numerous advantages in using user-managed cloud storage solution such as Google Drive in web applications.
Web applications can integrate deeply with Google Drive, taking advantage of its free storage and leveraging the millions of files already hosted on user’s Drive. First we’ll see how you can register, set up and distribute your Drive application. Then, we’ll have a deeper look into the authentication and authorization flows used in Drive which are based on OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect. We’ll conclude by looking at how Drive Files are created and read using Drive’s REST APIs and how you can use our client libraries to integrate easily.
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