get-google-drive-oauth-token-cli

Interactive CLI to generate Google OAuth2 tokens for Google Drive. It spins up a temporary local server to capture the OAuth redirect, exchanges the code for tokens, and then lets you browse and select a Drive folder.

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18
• A Google OAuth Client of type Desktop app (create one in the Google Cloud Console). The dynamic loopback port (http://localhost:<port>) only works for the "Desktop app" client type; a "Web application" client would require the exact redirect URI to be pre-registered.

Usage

Run it directly with npx (no install required):

npx oauth-gdrive-token

Or install it globally:

npm install -g get-google-drive-oauth-token-cli
oauth-gdrive-token

Flow

1. You are prompted for your OAuth Client ID and Client Secret.
2. The tool opens your browser with Google's consent screen (and prints the URL in case it doesn't open automatically).
3. After you authorize, the local callback server captures the authorization code and exchanges it for tokens.
4. You can browse your Drive folders interactively and optionally select one.
5. The result (tokens + selected folder) is printed to stdout as JSON.

Scopes

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file — upload/manage files created by the app.
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly — read Drive metadata to list/browse folders.

Development

npm install
npm run dev     # run from source with tsx
npm run build   # compile TypeScript to dist/
npm start       # run the compiled CLI

License

MIT