Access Google Drive API Returns Empty File List

Question

I\'m testing out the Google Drive API. The test script does the HTTP GET to access the Files->List API but somehow I always get an empty list in items. I have hundreds of fi

Answer 1

To allow service account to access the files in my own Google Drive, I have to give permission to the email address of the service account. Once the permissions are setup correctly, the list gets populated with the files that the service account is allowed to access.