Google Workspace

Learn how to connect Couchdrop to a Google Workspace account

Introduction

Couchdrop can be connected to a Google Workspace by creating a service account, which Couchdrop can do for you automatically. Couchdrop works with both Personal Google Drive accounts and Google Workspace accounts.

To connect to a personal Google Drive account, see Google Drive

Requirements

To connect to Google Workspace in Couchdrop you will need:

• A licensed Google Workspace Account

• A folder in Google Drive

• Access to an Admin User account in Google Workspace

Configuration Steps

1. Log in to Couchdrop and add a new storage connection

2. Select Google Workspace from the list of available connections

3. Enter the email of an admin user and the domain of the Google Workspace Account you wish to connect to.

4. Click Create Service Account. Couchdrop will create a service account and generate a Client ID.

To proceed, you'll need to Delegate Domain Wide Authority to Couchdrop using the Admin Console. If you are unsure how to do this, see Delegating Domain-Wide Authority in Google Workspace

1. After granting Domain Wide Authority, click Test Connection

2. Choose a user or subfolder in Google Drive from the folder selector to be used as the root in Couchdrop (Optional)

3. Click Save Settings.