How to upload file to google drive with service account credential

Question

I wanted to upload the files to my Google Drive using a Google service account credentials.

I downloaded credential as a JSON file from Google Developer Console, and

Answer 1

Try this Python terminal client for Google Drive for easy uploading, deleting, listing, sharing files or folders.

client_secret.json

{"installed":{"client_id":"698477346386-5kbs1fh3c6eu46op4qvf30ehp6md8o56.apps.googleusercontent.com","project_id":"proven-dryad-122714","auth_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth","token_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token","auth_provider_x509_cert_url":"https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs","client_secret":"9j4oMk4HI0ZyPvQrz0jFFA4q","redirect_uris":["urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob","http://localhost"]}}

GDrive.py

from __future__ import print_function
import sys
import io
import pip
import httplib2
import os
from mimetypes import MimeTypes



try:
    from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError
    from apiclient import discovery
    import oauth2client
    from googleapiclient.http import MediaFileUpload, MediaIoBaseDownload
    from oauth2client import client
    from oauth2client import tools
except ImportError:
    print('goole-api-python-client is not installed. Try:')
    print('sudo pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client')
    sys.exit(1)
import sys


class Flag:
    auth_host_name = 'localhost'
    noauth_local_webserver = False
    auth_host_port = [8080, 8090]
    logging_level = 'ERROR'


try:
    import argparse

    # flags = argparse.ArgumentParser(parents=[tools.argparser]).parse_args()
    flags = Flag()
except ImportError:
    flags = None

# If modifying these scopes, delete your previously saved credentials
# at ~/.credentials/drive-python-quickstart.json
SCOPES = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive'
CLIENT_SECRET_FILE = 'client_secret.json'
APPLICATION_NAME = 'GDrive'



def get_credentials():

    home_dir = os.path.expanduser('~')
    credential_dir = os.path.join(home_dir, '.credentials')
    if not os.path.exists(credential_dir):
        os.makedirs(credential_dir)
    credential_path = os.path.join(credential_dir,
                                   'drive-python-quickstart.json')

    store = oauth2client.file.Storage(credential_path)
    credentials = store.get()
    if not credentials or credentials.invalid:
        flow = client.flow_from_clientsecrets(CLIENT_SECRET_FILE, SCOPES)
        flow.user_agent = APPLICATION_NAME
        # if flags:
        credentials = tools.run_flow(flow, store, flags)
        # else:  # Needed only for compatibility with Python 2.6
        #     credentials = tools.run(flow, store)
        print('Storing credentials to ' + credential_path)
    return credentials


def upload(path, parent_id=None):
    mime = MimeTypes()
    credentials = get_credentials()
    http = credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())
    service = discovery.build('drive', 'v3', http=http)

    file_metadata = {
        'name': os.path.basename(path),
        # 'mimeType' : 'application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet'
    }
    if parent_id:
        file_metadata['parents'] = [parent_id]

    media = MediaFileUpload(path,
                            mimetype=mime.guess_type(os.path.basename(path))[0],
                            resumable=True)
    try:
        file = service.files().create(body=file_metadata,
                                  media_body=media,
                                  fields='id').execute()
    except HttpError:
        print('corrupted file')
        pass
    print(file.get('id'))


def share(file_id, email):
    def callback(request_id, response, exception):
        if exception:
            # Handle error
            print(exception)
        else:
            print(response.get('id'))

    credentials = get_credentials()
    http = credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())
    service = discovery.build('drive', 'v3', http=http)
    batch = service.new_batch_http_request(callback=callback)
    user_permission = {
        'type': 'user',
        'role': 'reader',
        'emailAddress': email
    }
    batch.add(service.permissions().create(
        fileId=file_id,
        body=user_permission,
        fields='id',
    ))
    batch.execute()


def listfiles():
    results = service.files().list(fields="nextPageToken, files(id, name,mimeType)").execute()
    items = results.get('files', [])
    if not items:
        print('No files found.')
    else:
        print('Files:')
        print('Filename (File ID)')
        for item in items:
            print('{0} ({1})'.format(item['name'].encode('utf-8'), item['id']))
        print('Total=', len(items))

def delete(fileid):
    service.files().delete(fileId=fileid).execute()


def download(file_id, path=os.getcwd()):
    request = service.files().get_media(fileId=file_id)
    name = service.files().get(fileId=file_id).execute()['name']
    fh = io.BytesIO()
    downloader = MediaIoBaseDownload(fh, request)
    done = False
    while done is False:
        status, done = downloader.next_chunk()
        print(int(status.progress() * 100))
    f = open(path + '/' + name, 'wb')
    f.write(fh.getvalue())
    print('File downloaded at', path)
    f.close()


def createfolder(folder, recursive=False):
    if recursive:
        print('recursive ON')
        ids = {}
        for root, sub, files in os.walk(folder):
            par = os.path.dirname(root)

            file_metadata = {
                'name': os.path.basename(root),
                'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'
            }
            if par in ids.keys():
                file_metadata['parents'] = [ids[par]]
            print(root)
            file = service.files().create(body=file_metadata,
                                          fields='id').execute()
            id = file.get('id')
            print(id)
            ids[root] = id
            for f in files:
                print(root+'/'+f)
                upload(root + '/' + f, id)
    else:
        print('recursive OFF')
        file_metadata = {
                'name': os.path.basename(folder),
                'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'
            }
        file = service.files().create(body=file_metadata,
                                          fields='id').execute()
        print(file.get('id'))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    credentials = get_credentials()
    http = credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())
    service = discovery.build('drive', 'v3', http=http)

    method = sys.argv[1]
    if method == 'upload':
        if os.path.isdir(sys.argv[2]):
            if len(sys.argv) == 4 and sys.argv[3] == 'R':
                createfolder(sys.argv[2], True)
            else:
                createfolder(os.path.basename(sys.argv[2]))

        else:
            upload(sys.argv[2])
    elif method == 'list':
        listfiles()
    elif method == 'delete':
        delete(sys.argv[2])
    elif method == 'download':
        download(sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])
    elif method == 'share':
        share(sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])
    elif method == 'folder':
        createfolder(sys.argv[2])
    elif method == 'debug':
        print(os.getcwd())

Answer 2

The issue you are having is that a service account is not you. you have uploaded a file to the service accounts Google drive account not your personal drive account. Try doing a file list you should see the file.

Suggestion. Take the service account email address and share a directory on your personal Google drive account with it like you would share with any other user. The Service account will then be able to upload to this directory. Just make sure to set the permissions on the file after you upload it granting your personal drive account access to the file. When the file is uploaded it will be owned by the service account.