Google Drive Node with n8n-Cloud

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I try to use the google drive node to get access to a specific folder in drive. All tutorials that I find show a node-screen that asks for Client-ID. My node-screen does not show this. Instead it asks to login in via google. Which seems to work, but then i only have access to one drive-folder (not the one I need)

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Hi @andikoler
those tutorials are showing the self-hosted setup. since you’re on n8n cloud, they give you a pre-built “sign in with google” button to make things fast. you don’t need a client id for that default connection.

  • to get access to your existing folders, you have to bypass that default cloud app and build a custom credential just like the tutorials show.
  1. go to your n8n credentials menu and add a new Google Drive OAuth2 API credential.
  2. you’ll see fields for your own Client ID and Client Secret.
  3. to get those, you have to create a quick project inside the google cloud console, enable the google drive api, and set the scopes to allow full drive access.

once you connect with your own custom credentials, n8n will finally be able to read your entire drive and you can grab the exact folder you need.

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Hi @andikoler !
Welcome to the n8n community :tada:
Try authenticating again using the correct Google account, or share the folder with the account that was authenticated.

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Hey, this is almost certainly Google’s granular consent screen — when you signed in it probably gave you the option to only share specific folders and you picked just one. Go back to your credential in n8n, delete it, re-create it and when Google asks for permissions make sure you select “all files” or grant access to your entire Drive instead of individual folders.

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The difference you’re seeing @andikoler is between two authentication methods for Google Drive in n8n.

To access your specific folder, you have to share the folder with your OAuth connection

  1. In Google Drive, find the folder you need

  2. Right-click → Share

  3. Share it with the email address associated with your n8n OAuth connection

  4. The folder should now appear in n8n’s Google Drive node

Hope this helps!

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