Google Drive Connector - supermemory | Memory API for the AI era

Connect Google Drive to sync documents into your Supermemory knowledge base with OAuth authentication and custom app support.

Sync scope

Default for new connections: after OAuth, the user completes a folder and file picker (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and PDFs). Only items they select are synced and updated until they change the selection (for example from the Supermemory console). Whole Drive: set metadata.syncScope to "full" when creating the connection so the entire Drive syncs without the picker. Explicit scoped mode: set metadata.syncScope to "selected" for the picker flow, or rely on the default for new connects.

If you use scoped sync and the user has not finished the picker yet, scheduled or manual import may skip that connection until a selection is saved on the connection.

Quick Setup

1. Create Google Drive Connection

TypeScript
Python
cURL

import Supermemory from 'supermemory';

const client = new Supermemory({
  apiKey: process.env.SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY!
});

const connection = await client.connections.create('google-drive', {
  redirectUrl: 'https://yourapp.com/auth/google-drive/callback',
  containerTags: ['user-123', 'gdrive-sync'],
  documentLimit: 3000,
  metadata: {
    source: 'google-drive',
    department: 'engineering',
    syncScope: 'selected'
  }
});

// Redirect user to Google OAuth
window.location.href = connection.authLink;
console.log('Auth expires in:', connection.expiresIn);

from supermemory import Supermemory
import os

client = Supermemory(api_key=os.environ.get("SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY"))

connection = client.connections.create(
    'google-drive',
    redirect_url='https://yourapp.com/auth/google-drive/callback',
    container_tags=['user-123', 'gdrive-sync'],
    document_limit=3000,
    metadata={
        'source': 'google-drive',
        'department': 'engineering',
        'syncScope': 'selected',
    }
)

# Redirect user to Google OAuth
print(f'Redirect to: {connection.auth_link}')
print(f'Expires in: {connection.expires_in}')

curl -X POST "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/connections/google-drive" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "redirectUrl": "https://yourapp.com/auth/google-drive/callback",
    "containerTags": ["user-123", "gdrive-sync"],
    "documentLimit": 3000,
    "metadata": {
      "source": "google-drive",
      "department": "engineering",
      "syncScope": "selected"
    }
  }'

For whole Drive sync, include "syncScope": "full" in metadata on the same POST /v3/connections/google-drive request instead of "selected".

2. Handle OAuth Callback

After the user grants permissions, Google redirects through Supermemory to finish the connection. With scoped sync (syncScope omitted or "selected"), the user is sent to Supermemory’s hosted file and folder picker; they must complete that step before imports run. With syncScope: "full", Supermemory redirects to your redirectUrl (or returns connection details) without the picker. You can open the picker again later for an existing connection (Supermemory console, or POST /v3/connections/{connectionId}/google-drive/hosted-picker with an authenticated admin session).

3. Check Connection Status

TypeScript
Python
cURL

// Get connection details
const connection = await client.connections.getByTags('google-drive', {
  containerTags: ['user-123', 'gdrive-sync']
});

# Get connection details
connection = client.connections.get_by_tags(
    'google-drive',
    container_tags=['user-123', 'gdrive-sync']
)

# List synced documents
documents = client.connections.list_documents(
    'google-drive',
    container_tags=['user-123', 'gdrive-sync']
)

# Get connections by provider and tags
curl -X POST "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/connections/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "containerTags": ["user-123", "gdrive-sync"],
    "provider": "google-drive"
  }'

# List synced documents
curl -X POST "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/documents/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "containerTags": ["user-123", "gdrive-sync"],
    "source": "google-drive"
  }'

Supported Document Types

Based on the API type definitions, Google Drive documents are identified with these types:

google_doc - Google Docs
google_slide - Google Slides
google_sheet - Google Sheets

Connection Management

List All Connections

TypeScript
Python
cURL

// List all connections for specific container tags
const connections = await client.connections.list({
  containerTags: ['user-123']
});

connections.forEach(conn => {
  console.log(`Provider: ${conn.provider}`);
  console.log(`ID: ${conn.id}`);
  console.log(`Email: ${conn.email}`);
  console.log(`Created: ${conn.createdAt}`);
  console.log(`Document limit: ${conn.documentLimit}`);
  console.log('---');
});

# List all connections for specific container tags
connections = client.connections.list(
    container_tags=['user-123']
)

for conn in connections:
    print(f'Provider: {conn.provider}')
    print(f'ID: {conn.id}')
    print(f'Email: {conn.email}')
    print(f'Created: {conn.created_at}')
    print(f'Document limit: {conn.document_limit}')
    print('---')

# List all connections for specific container tags
curl -X POST "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/connections/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "containerTags": ["user-123"]
  }'

# Response example:
# [
#   {
#     "id": "conn_gd123",
#     "provider": "google-drive",
#     "email": "user@example.com",
#     "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
#     "documentLimit": 3000
#   }
# ]

Delete Connection

TypeScript
Python
cURL

// Delete by connection ID
const result = await client.connections.deleteByID('connection_id_123');
console.log('Deleted connection:', result.id);

// Delete by provider and container tags
const providerResult = await client.connections.deleteByProvider('google-drive', {
  containerTags: ['user-123']
});
console.log('Deleted provider connection:', providerResult.id);

# Delete by connection ID
result = client.connections.delete_by_id('connection_id_123')
print(f'Deleted connection: {result.id}')

# Delete by provider and container tags
provider_result = client.connections.delete_by_provider(
    'google-drive',
    container_tags=['user-123']
)
print(f'Deleted provider connection: {provider_result.id}')

# Delete by connection ID
curl -X DELETE "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/connections/connection_id_123" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY"

# Response: {"id": "connection_id_123", "provider": "google-drive"}

# Delete by provider and container tags
curl -X DELETE "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/connections/google-drive" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "containerTags": ["user-123"]
  }'

# Response: {"id": "conn_gd123", "provider": "google-drive"}

Deleting a connection will:

Stop all future syncs from Google Drive
Remove the OAuth authorization
Keep existing synced documents in Supermemory (they won’t be deleted)

Manual Sync

Trigger a manual synchronization:

TypeScript
Python
cURL

// Trigger sync for Google Drive connections
await client.connections.import('google-drive');

// Trigger sync for specific container tags
await client.connections.import('google-drive', {
  containerTags: ['user-123']
});

console.log('Manual sync initiated');

# Trigger sync for Google Drive connections
client.connections.import_('google-drive')

# Trigger sync for specific container tags
client.connections.import_(
    'google-drive',
    container_tags=['user-123']
)

print('Manual sync initiated')

# Trigger sync for all Google Drive connections
curl -X POST "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/connections/google-drive/import" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY"

# Trigger sync for specific container tags
curl -X POST "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/connections/google-drive/import" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "containerTags": ["user-123"]
  }'

# Response: {"message": "Manual sync initiated", "provider": "google-drive"}

Advanced Configuration

Custom OAuth Application

Configure your own Google OAuth app using the settings API:

TypeScript
Python
cURL

// Update organization settings with your Google OAuth app
await client.settings.update({
  googleDriveCustomKeyEnabled: true,
  googleDriveClientId: 'your-google-client-id.googleusercontent.com',
  googleDriveClientSecret: 'your-google-client-secret'
});

// Get current settings
const settings = await client.settings.get();
console.log('Google Drive custom key enabled:', settings.googleDriveCustomKeyEnabled);
console.log('Client ID configured:', !!settings.googleDriveClientId);

# Update organization settings with your Google OAuth app
client.settings.update(
    google_drive_custom_key_enabled=True,
    google_drive_client_id='your-google-client-id.googleusercontent.com',
    google_drive_client_secret='your-google-client-secret'
)

# Get current settings
settings = client.settings.get()
print(f'Google Drive custom key enabled: {settings.google_drive_custom_key_enabled}')
print(f'Client ID configured: {bool(settings.google_drive_client_id)}')

# Update organization settings
curl -X PATCH "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/settings" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "googleDriveCustomKeyEnabled": true,
    "googleDriveClientId": "your-google-client-id.googleusercontent.com",
    "googleDriveClientSecret": "your-google-client-secret"
  }'

# Get current settings
curl -X GET "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/settings" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY"

Document Filtering

Configure filtering using the settings API:

TypeScript
Python
cURL

await client.settings.update({
  shouldLLMFilter: true,
  filterPrompt: "Only sync important business documents",
  includeItems: {
    // Your include patterns
  },
  excludeItems: {
    // Your exclude patterns
  }
});

client.settings.update(
    should_llm_filter=True,
    filter_prompt="Only sync important business documents",
    include_items={
        # Your include patterns
    },
    exclude_items={
        # Your exclude patterns
    }
)

# Configure document filtering
curl -X PATCH "https://api.supermemory.ai/v3/settings" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "shouldLLMFilter": true,
    "filterPrompt": "Only sync important business documents",
    "includeItems": {
      "patterns": ["*.pdf", "*.docx"],
      "folders": ["Important Documents", "Projects"]
    },
    "excludeItems": {
      "patterns": ["*.tmp", "*.backup"],
      "folders": ["Archive", "Trash"]
    }
  }'

# Response: {
#   "shouldLLMFilter": true,
#   "filterPrompt": "Only sync important business documents",
#   "includeItems": {...},
#   "excludeItems": {...}
# }

Important Notes:

OAuth tokens may expire - check expiresAt field
Document processing happens asynchronously
Use container tags consistently for filtering
Monitor document status for failed syncs

​Sync scope

​Quick Setup

​1. Create Google Drive Connection

​2. Handle OAuth Callback

​3. Check Connection Status

​Supported Document Types

​Connection Management

​List All Connections

​Delete Connection

​Manual Sync

​Advanced Configuration

​Custom OAuth Application

​Document Filtering

Sync scope

Quick Setup

1. Create Google Drive Connection

2. Handle OAuth Callback

3. Check Connection Status

Supported Document Types

Connection Management

List All Connections

Delete Connection

Manual Sync

Advanced Configuration

Custom OAuth Application

Document Filtering