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# Connecting Google Drive

> Add Google Drive as a data connection.

Connect your Google Drive to AI Hub.

## About this connection

Review the following functionality, limitations, and other considerations when connecting Google Drive.

* **Functionality** -- Google Drive is supported for use as a source of input files. You can additionally [manually export](/admin/data-connections#additional-input-and-output-options) automation app or deployment run results to a connected Google Drive, but can't otherwise use Google Drive as an output destination.

* **Authentication** -- AI Hub uses Google's native *Sign in with Google* feature to connect to your Google Drive.

* **Supported content** -- Any [supported file types](/overview/limitations/). You can upload files from your own and shared drives on the parent drive. In addition to standard supported file types, AI Hub supports uploading Google Docs (`.gdoc`), Google Sheets (`.gsheet`), and Google Slides (`.gslides`). These native Google file types are displayed in the file explorer but the files are converted to PDF when imported.

* **Other considerations**

  * AI Hub's access to the contents of the connected Google Drive reflects the access permissions of the Google account used to connect the drive.

  * Run results can be manually exported only to the *My Drive*, not to any shared drives.

  * Files and folders with a `/` in the name don't appear in the AI Hub file explorer and might result in an error if uploaded by API.

  * Files or folders with the same name don't appear in the file explorer and might result in an error if uploaded by API. This constraint applies in the following scenarios:

    * Two or more files with the same name and same parent folder.

    * Two or more folders with the same name and same parent folder.

    * A file and folder, or several files and folders, with the same name and same parent folder.

## Connecting Google Drive

> **Note**
>
> In organizations, users with workspace manager permissions or higher can connect data sources.

1. In Workspaces, select the workspace to connect the drive to, then select the **Data** tab.

2. Click **Add data source**, then select **Google Drive**.

3. Select **Workspace members** as the audience.

4. Enter a display name for the drive, then click **Next**. This name can't be changed later.

5. Select and sign in to your Google account.

6. Click **Allow** to grant AI Hub the necessary permissions.

7. Click **Done**

## Updating a connection

AI Hub doesn't support configuration changes for connected Google Drives. To make any changes, remove and reconnect the drive.

## Removing a connection

You can remove a connected drive to disconnect it and revoke AI Hub's access to its contents.

1. In Workspaces, select *All workspaces*, then select the **Data** tab.

2. Click the overflow icon ![Icon with three stacked vertical dots.](/_fern-img/a83e2b40897c8c3871ed84b69fd99d990dbe0eb9bc3936ad84addb6d2ce31f95.webp) of the drive to remove, then select **Remove**.

3. Type the confirmation text, then click **Remove**.