Integrate the Google Drive API.Caddi writes and runs the integration for you.
Google Drive has a REST API. Self-serve for any developer through a Google Cloud project.
- 99%of agent runs complete successfully
- ~45 minon average to build your first agent
- 1M+back-office tasks completed
The connection is a project before it does anything.
Before the first record moves: an app registration, credentials, token refresh, and somewhere to host and monitor the code. 1,000,000 quota units per minute per project and 325,000 per minute per user per project (files.get costs 5 units, files.list 100), with a 750 GB/day upload cap per user.
Register an app, store Google Drive credentials, refresh tokens and code around the rate limits.
Connect your Google Drive account once. Caddi holds the connection.
The job doesn't stop at Google Drive.
An intake, a filing or a client update also runs through email, documents and the other systems your team works in. The Google Drive API only reaches Google Drive.
Each extra system is another API, another set of credentials, another integration to own.
One automation runs across every tool the job touches, each through its API.
Someone has to own the code.
API versions change, fields get added and your process moves.
A developer patches and redeploys the integration each time.
The person who does the work updates it by showing or describing the change. Every automation is reviewed before it runs in production, and every run is logged.
What the Google Drive API gives you
- Type
- REST (JSON)
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0 (Google Workspace API auth)
- Who can get access
- Self-serve for any developer through a Google Cloud project.
- What it covers
- Files, folders, shared drives, permissions, comments, revisions, and change notifications.
- Limits
- 1,000,000 quota units per minute per project and 325,000 per minute per user per project (files.get costs 5 units, files.list 100), with a 750 GB/day upload cap per user.
Official docs: developers.google.com. Checked September 2026. Vendors change access terms, so confirm with Google Drive before you build.
When to build the Google Drive integration in-house
When you have engineers and the integration is your product, or you need one narrow sync between two systems and someone to own it. When the goal is getting Google Drive work off someone's desk, the build is the slow part, and Caddi does it for you.
What teams usually want the Google Drive API for
Vendor Bill Creation
Caddi reads vendor payout rows and creates matching bills with the correct vendor, expense categories, and payment terms, reducing manual bill entry for billing and finance teams.
Inbound document classifier
Caddi watches a Drive folder for new uploads, classifies each by document type, and routes it to the right destination with metadata.
Signed-doc archive
When a signed envelope lands in Drive, Caddi files it with the right metadata and updates the CRM record.
Cross-storage sync
Caddi mirrors approved files from Drive to SharePoint or Box with the right metadata applied at the destination.
Everything Caddi does with Google Drive.
Google Drive API questions
Does Google Drive have an API?
Yes. Google Drive has a REST API, authenticated with OAuth 2.0 (Google Workspace API auth). The official documentation is at https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/about-sdk.
How do I get access to the Google Drive API?
Self-serve for any developer through a Google Cloud project.
Does the Google Drive API have rate limits?
1,000,000 quota units per minute per project and 325,000 per minute per user per project (files.get costs 5 units, files.list 100), with a 750 GB/day upload cap per user.
Can I connect Google Drive to my other tools without writing code against its API?
Yes. With Caddi you show the Google Drive task once, the way you'd train a new hire, and Caddi builds it as verified code that runs across Google Drive and the other tools the job touches. Steps that need a person's judgment are handed to Copilot or Claude, and Caddi monitors those too.
Do I need a developer to automate Google Drive with Caddi?
No. There is no integration code for you to write or maintain. Every automation Caddi builds for Google Drive is reviewed before it runs in production, and every run is logged.