How can i upload a media file to my google drive using google api? - google-api

Question

Hey im trying to upload certain media files to my google drive using google api services can someone please tell me how can i do it, in my previous question i have given the code for getservice and clientservice you could refer to that thankyou

Answer 1

Uploading a file to Google drive is reasonably strait forward.
authorize the user.
create the file metadata
upload the file data itself
I have serval tutorials on this topic and a YouTube video This should get you started.
How to upload a file to Google Drive with C# .net
using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
using Google.Apis.Drive.v3;
using Google.Apis.Services;
using Google.Apis.Upload;
Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
// Installed file credentials from google developer console.
const string credentialsJson = #"C:\Development\FreeLance\GoogleSamples\Credentials\credentials.json";
// used to store authorization credentials.
var userName = "user";
// scope of authorization needed from the user
var scopes = new[] { DriveService.Scope.Drive };
// file to upload
var filePath = #"C:\Development\FreeLance\GoogleSamples\Data\image.png";
var fileName = Path.GetFileName(filePath);
var folderToUploadTo = "1hwRZWAi-OznYGL51Yx9BJmDp5Ayips16";
var credential = GoogleWebAuthorizationBroker.AuthorizeAsync(GoogleClientSecrets.FromFile(credentialsJson).Secrets,
scopes,
userName,
CancellationToken.None).Result;
// Create the Drive service.
var service = new DriveService(new BaseClientService.Initializer()
{
HttpClientInitializer = credential,
ApplicationName = "Daimto Drive upload Quickstart"
});
// Upload file photo.jpg on drive.
var fileMetadata = new Google.Apis.Drive.v3.Data.File()
{
Name = fileName,
Parents = new List<string>() { folderToUploadTo }
};
var fsSource = File.OpenRead(filePath);
// Create a new file, with metadatafileName and stream.
var request = service.Files.Create(fileMetadata, fsSource, "image/jpeg");
request.Fields = "id";
var results = await request.UploadAsync(CancellationToken.None);
if (results.Status == UploadStatus.Failed)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error uploading file: {results.Exception.Message}");
}
// the file id of the new file we created
var fileId = request.ResponseBody?.Id;
Console.WriteLine($"fileId {fileId}");
Console.ReadLine();