# tGoogleDriveGet Gets a file's content and downloads the file to a local directory. ## tGoogleDriveGet Standard properties These properties are used to configure tGoogleDriveGet running in the Standard Job framework. The Standard tGoogleDriveGet component belongs to the Cloud family. The component in this framework is available in all Talend products. ## Basic settings | Properties | Description | | --- | --- | | Property Type | Select the way the connection details
will be set.



This property is not available when other connection component is selected from
the Connection Component dropdown list. | | Component list | Select the component that opens the database connection to be reused by this
component. | | Application Name | The application name required by Google Drive to get access to
its APIs. | | OAuth Method | Select an OAuth method
used to access Google Drive from the drop-down list.



For more information about how to access Google Drive using each method, see
[OAuth methods for accessing Google
Drive](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/components/google-drive/oauth-methods-for-accessing-google-drive). | | Client ID and
Client Secret | The client ID and client secret.

These two properties are available only when Installed Application (Id & Secret) is
selected from the OAuth Method
drop-down list. | | Client Secret JSON | The path to the client secret JSON file.

This property is available only when Installed Application (JSON) is selected
from the OAuth Method drop-down
list. | | Service Account
JSON | The path to the service account JSON file.

This property is available only when Service Account is selected from the
OAuth Method drop-down list. | | Use Proxy | Select this check box when you are working behind a proxy.
With this check box selected, you need to specify the value for the
following parameters:

| | Use SSL | Select this check box if an SSL connection is used to access
Google Drive. With this check box selected, you need to specify the value
for the following parameters:

| | File | The name or ID of the file to be downloaded. | | Access Method | Select the method by which the file to be downloaded is specified, either by Name or by Id. | | Save as File | Select this check box to save the file to a local directory. In the Save to field displayed, browse to or enter the path where you want to save the file to be downloaded. | | Schema and Edit schema | A schema is a row description, and
it defines the fields to be processed and passed on to the next component.

The schema of this component is read-only. You can click the [...] button next to Edit schema to view the predefined schema with only one field named content which describes the content of the file to be downloaded. | ## Advanced settings | Properties | Description | | --- | --- | | DataStore Path | The path to
the credential file that stores the refresh token.

Information noteNote: When
your client ID, client secret, or any other configuration related to the
Installed Application authentication changes, you need to delete this
credential file manually before running your Job again.

This property is
available only when Installed Application (Id
& Secret) or Installed
Application (JSON) is selected from the OAuth Method drop-down list. | | Read Timeout | Enter the read timeout value in seconds. An exception will
occur if the timeout expires before there is data available for read. The
default value is 30 and 0 means an
infinite time out. This option is available if the component does not use an
existing connection. | | Include shared folders/files | Select this check box to take into account files and folders that have been
shared with you. | | Include shared drives | Select this check box to take into account drives that have been shared with
you.

It is recommended to use the by Id Access Method in
Basic settings when you select this check box, as
using the by Name Access Method can affect
performance. | | Corpora type | Select a type of Corpora to narrow the scope of file and folder searches:




By default, User is the selected value.

This property is available only when the Include shared
drives check box is selected. | | Export Google Doc as | Select the type for the Google Doc to be exported. | | Export Google Draw as | Select the type for the Google Draw to be exported. | | Export Google Presentation as | Select the type for the Google Presentation to be exported. | | Export Google Spreadsheet as | Select the type for the Google Spreadsheet to be exported. | | Add extension | Select this check box to add extension to the exported file. | | tStatCatcher Statistics | Select this checkbox to gather the Job processing metadata at the Job level
as well as at each component level. | ## Global Variables | Variables | Description | | --- | --- | | ERROR\_MESSAGE | The error message generated by the component when an error
occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. | | FILE\_ID | The ID of the file. This is an After variable and it returns
a string. | ## Usage | Usage guidance | Description | | --- | --- | | Usage rule | This component can be used as a standalone component or as a start
component of a Job or subJob.

If you use this component as a standalone component:



If you use this component as a start component of a Job or subJob:

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