Setting up Google Drive API

These steps are required for Notes Backup with Google Drive.

1. Create a Google Cloud project

Go to Google Cloud Console and click on "New Project".

Call the project "Unique Bible App"

2. Create OAuth client ID credentials

Go to Menu > APIs & Services > Credentials

Click on "Create Credentials" at the top and select "Oauth client ID".

Select "Desktop App" for Application type.

Enter "Unique Bible App" for name.

It will then show a window that says "OAuth client created". Click on the "Download JSON" link. It will download a file like "client_secret_1234567890.apps.googleusercontent.com.json". Rename this file to "credentials.json" and place it in the UBA root folder.

3. Enable the Google Drive API with the Oauth credentials.

Go to Menu > APIs & Services > Library

Search for "google drive api" and click on "Google Drive API"

Click on "Manage", then click on "Enable"

Under "Credentials", verify the "Unique Bible App" Oauth is selected.

4. Set Oauth consent screen to production

Click on "Oauth consent screen" in the left menu. Verify Publishing status is "In Production".

Start UBA and run Plugins/Google Drive Notes Backup

When you first run this, it will ask for the Google account to use.

Choose your google account

Select "Advanced"

(Do not worry! Our app do NOT collect any of your information.)

(Remarks: You credentials is stored locally on your device. It is used only for communicating with google-drive.)

(UBA does NOT collect your data.)

Select "Go to ..."

Select "Allow"

Select "Allow"

Troubleshooting

If you get "Failed to upload bible notes!". Try stopping UBA, delete the file "token.pickle", then restart UBA.