Google Drive Workspace Connector

How it works

The GoSearch Google Drive workspace connector allows your team to search across your company’s Google Drive resources directly within GoSearch, surfacing relevant content, documents, or conversations to improve visibility and efficiency.

Data objects supported

What appears in search results:

• Files
• Docs
• Sheets
• Slides
• Path to resource

What is available with GoAI:

• Files
• Docs
• Sheets
• Slides
• Path to resource
• Comments

You can view our Integrations page for more details on available data, features, and benefits of the Google Drive connector.

API usage

• Google Drive API: Retrieve organization-wide Google Drive resources using a service account with domain-wide delegation, allowing indexing of data accessible by the domain. 

Rate limits, pagination, and token refresh are handled automatically.

Sync & freshness model

• Initial Sync: Runs once when the connector is added.
• Incremental Updates: Every 5 minutes by default.
• Real-Time Fetch: On‑demand Google Drive API calls for the latest data.

Setting up the connector

Note: If the Google Drive (admin) Workspace connector is active, the Google Drive Workspace connector will be disabled to prevent data from appearing twice. However, shared company data that a user can access in Google Drive will be viewable as long as either connector is active.

1. From your GoSearch dashboard, navigate to Manage connectors in the left-hand menu.
2. Click the tab that says Workspace connectors, click Add connector, and find the Google Drive workspace connector.
3. Click Connect, review the necessary permissions, and click Connect to Google Drive (admin).
4. Sign in to your Google account if prompted.
5. Click Allow to give GoSearch access to your Google Account.
6. Optionally, name your connection.
   1. Remember, you can create multiple connections for the same application to be used with different User Groups if desired, so be descriptive when naming your connection.
7. Then select whether to include all historical data or start from a specific date.
8. Click Next: Select groups and select the user groups that you want to have access to that Connection and click Done
9. Lastly, once synced, run a test query in GoSearch to ensure that the data in the Google Drive workspace connector is available for you and your team members.

Access permissions 

GoSearch connectors follow the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP), ensuring that only data all users have access to in the source application is pulled in via workspace connectors.

Private or restricted data is inaccessible through the Google Drive workspace connector. Workspace connectors can be further limited by assigning access to specific User Groups, so only the right teams see the appropriate resources within GoSearch.

Google Drive Personal Connector 

If you or your team members wish to connect the Google Drive personal connector, visit the Google Drive personal connector.

If you need further assistance, please consult the GoSearch Help Center, Contact Technical Support, or Chat with Us.