# tGoogleDrivePut Uploads data from a data flow or a local file to Google Drive. ## tGoogleDrivePut Standard properties These properties are used to configure tGoogleDrivePut running in the Standard Job framework. The Standard tGoogleDrivePut 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.

Built-In: The connection details will be set locally for this component. You need to specify the values for all related connection properties manually.
Repository: The connection details stored centrally in Repository > Metadata will be reused by this component.

You need to click the [...] button next to it and in the pop-up Repository Content dialog box, select the connection details to be reused, and all related connection properties will be automatically filled in.

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.

Installed Application (Id & Secret): uses the client ID and client secret created through Google API Console to access Google Drive. For more information about this method, see Google Identity Platform > Installed applications .
Installed Application (JSON): uses the client secret JSON file that is created through Google API Console and contains the client ID, client secret, and other OAuth 2.0 parameters to access Google Drive.
Service Account: uses a service account JSON file created through Google API Console to access Google Drive. For more information about this method, see Google Identity Platform > Service accounts.

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:

Host: The IP address of the HTTP proxy server.
Port: The port number of the HTTP proxy server.

| | 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:

Algorithm: The name of the SSL cryptography algorithm.
Keystore File: The path to the certificate TrustStore file that contains the list of certificates the client trusts.
Password: The password used to check the integrity of the TrustStore data.

| | File Name | The name for the file after being uploaded. | | Destination Folder | The name or ID of the folder in which uploaded data will be
stored. | | Access Method | Select the method by which the destination folder is specified, either
by Name or by Id. | | Replace if Existing | Select this check box to overwrite any existing file with the
newly uploaded one. | | Upload Mode | Select one of the following upload modes from the drop-down list:

Upload Incoming content as File: Select this option to upload data from an input flow of the preceding component.
Upload Local File: Select this option to upload data from a local file. In the File field displayed, specify the path to the file to be uploaded.
Expose As OutputStream: Select this option to expose output stream of this component, which can be used by other components to write the file content. For example, you can use the Use Output Stream feature of the tFileOutputDelimited component to feed a given tGoogleDrivePut's exposed output stream. For more information, see tFileOutputDelimited.

| | 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 which
contains the following fields:

content: The content of the uploaded data.
parentFolderId: The ID of the parent folder.
fileId: The ID of the file.

| ## 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:

User to query files that you have accessed, including both shared drive and My Drive files.
Drive to query all items in the specified shared drive. Specify the drive ID in the Drive ID field.
Domain to query files that are shared to the domain, including both shared drive and My Drive files.
All drives to query files that you have accessed and all shared drives in which you are a member. This corpora type can affect performance as it has a broad scope.

By default, User is the selected value.

This property is available only when the Include shared
drives check box is selected. | | 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. | | PARENT\_FOLDER\_ID | The ID of the parent folder. 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 to upload a local file to Google
Drive or an end component to upload data from an input flow of the
preceding component to Google Drive. | **Related concepts** * [Managing files with Google Drive](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/google-drive/tgoogledriveput-tgoogledriveconnection-tfileinputraw-managing-files-with-google-drive-standard-component-this)