Connect Google Drive to clariBI
Sign in with Google, pick a folder, and clariBI syncs its file list: names, types, sizes, owners, sharing and dates. Useful for auditing a shared drive.
| Connection | Built in. Sign in with Google and approve read-only Drive access. |
| Data | The file list of one folder (or My Drive), up to 1,000 files |
| Not included | File contents. To analyze a spreadsheet, connect it with Google Sheets or upload the file. |
| Sync | When the data is more than a day old, clariBI syncs it again before a question, dashboard refresh or report uses it. You can also press Sync now. |
| Plans | Every plan, including Free, within its data source limit. Asking questions in plain English needs the trial or Starter and above. |
About Google Drive
Google Drive stores files and folders for a Google account or a shared drive.
clariBI lists the files in the folder you choose through the Google Drive API with the drive.readonly scope. It does not download or open the files.
Vendor site: drive.google.com
What clariBI syncs
One row per file in the folder: ID, name, file type, size, created and modified time, owner and whether it is shared.
That is enough to answer questions such as which files are shared, who owns the most, or what changed this month. For the data inside a spreadsheet, use the Google Sheets connector; for other files, download them and upload them.
How to connect Google Drive
Sign in with Google
In clariBI, open Data Sources > Add Data Source and pick Google Drive. Approve read-only Drive access.
Pick a folder
Paste a folder ID, or leave it empty to list My Drive.
Use the dashboard
clariBI builds a dashboard of the file list: counts by type and owner, sizes and recent changes.
Questions you can ask
Asking in plain English uses AI credits, so it needs the trial or a Starter, Professional or Enterprise plan. Totals and trends are computed from the synced rows; the AI plans the question, picks the chart and writes the explanation.
- "Which files in the shared folder have not been modified this year?"
- "How many files are shared, by owner?"
About the Google Drive connector
Does clariBI read what is inside my files?
No. The Drive connector syncs the file list and its metadata only.
Is there a file limit?
The sync reads the first 1,000 files in the folder.
Which clariBI plans include Google Drive?
Every plan can connect it, within its data source limit: 3 on Free, 5 on Lite, 10 on Starter, 50 on Professional and 100 on Enterprise. Each source gets an automatic dashboard on every plan. Asking questions in plain English and AI reports need the trial or a Starter, Professional or Enterprise plan.
Try Google Drive in clariBI
The trial lasts 14 days, includes 50 AI credits and needs no card. When it ends, your account moves to the Free plan and keeps its data and dashboards.