This document provides an introduction and overview of the Google Drive API presented by Jomar Tigcal of GDG Philippines. It discusses what Google Drive is, how Google Drive apps work by accessing and creating files, and how to register and develop Google Drive apps using the API and Chrome Web Store. Resources for the Drive API documentation, reference, SDK downloads, and support are also listed.

1. Introduction to
Google Drive
API
Jomar Tigcal
GDG Philippines
Google Apps Developer Challenge Workshop/Hackaton
July 6-7, 2012

2. Jomar Tigcal
● Community Manager of GDG Philippines
● Mobile Apps Developer (Software Engineer)
at Stratpoint Technologies, Inc.
http://jomar.tigcal.com
+Jomar Tigcal
@jomartigcal

3. What is Google Drive?
● Create and collaborate.
○ Google Docs (Documents, spreadsheets and
presentations.)
○ Share content, comments and receive notifications
● Store everything safely and access it anywhere
○ http://drive.google.com
○ Drive Android App
○ Mac and PC apps
● Search
○ Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

4. Google Drive API
* Chrome Web Store
The app must be installed from the Chrome
Web Store to be able to access the APIs.

5. How Google Drive Apps Work
● Install the app via Chrome Web Store

6. How Google Drive Apps Work
● Authorize access

7. How Google Drive Apps Work
● Acessing files
○ Files created by your app
○ Files opened using your app
● Create/open files from Google Drive
● Open a file from your app

8. How Google Drive Apps Work
● Opening a file in Google Drive

9. How Google Drive Apps Work
● Creating a file from Google Drive

10. How Google Drive Apps Work
● Opening a file from your app

11. Developing Google Drive
Apps

12. Register the app
● Go to Google APIs console (http://code.
google.com/apis/console)
● Create an API Project
● Select Services
● Turn on Drive API and Drive SDK
● Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID
● Provide developer info, icon and other
details

13. Create a Chrome Web Store Listing
● Go to the Chrome Web Store Developer
Dashboard (https://chrome.google.
com/webstore/developer/dashboard)
● Create a new listing
● Modify the listing for Google Drive
● Publish to TEST ACCOUNTS

14. Example
URL: http://drive.jomartigcal.appspot.com
Java Code:
https://github.com/jomartigcal/google-drive-api-
java-sample

15. Resources
Documentation:
https://developers.google.com/drive
API Reference: https://developers.google.
com/drive/v1/reference/
SDK Downloads: https://developers.google.
com/drive/downloads

16. Resources
Stack Overflow:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-
drive-sdk
Support Page (Consumer/Developer)
https://support.google.com/drive/?
hl=en&p=web_home
Google Apps Developer Blog:
http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.com/

17. Questions?

18. Thank you very much!

19. Introduction to
Google Drive
API
Jomar Tigcal
GDG Philippines
Google Apps Developer Challenge Workshop/Hackaton
July 6-7, 2012