# How to upload file photo to Google Drive

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-upload-file-photo-to-google-drive/393576>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [January 6, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-upload-file-photo-to-google-drive/393576 "2020-01-06T08:56:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![CHON3D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/chon3d/32/49800_2.png) [@CHON3D](https://community.thunkable.com/u/CHON3D)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-upload-file-photo-to-google-drive/393576/1 "2020-01-06T08:56:03Z")

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How to upload photos from the camera to Google Drive using the web API.

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-upload-file-photo-to-google-drive/393576/2 "2020-01-06T22:44:17Z")

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Good question - does the Google Drive API allow this?

Also, is there any particular reason why you can’t use the [MediaDB component](https://docs.thunkable.com/media-db)?

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**Author:** ![CHON3D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/chon3d/32/49800_2.png) [@CHON3D](https://community.thunkable.com/u/CHON3D)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-upload-file-photo-to-google-drive/393576/3 "2020-01-07T02:46:05Z")

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Hi @domhnallohanlon  
There are many reasons to use Google Drive.

1. I already sign up for the Google Drive service. No need to buy more.
2. It can sync the data with the home computer.
3. The price for using Google Drive services is cheaper.

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-upload-file-photo-to-google-drive/393576/4 "2020-01-07T03:52:40Z")

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> **[Files: create  |  Drive API  |  Google Developers](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/files/create)**

not that I understand how to make the calls yet. but this is the page that references uploading media files.

 ![Screen Shot 2020-01-06 at 10.43.49 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/4/54b62cd444d6953205bee11745851f11e6c2a8f7.png)

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**Author:** ![CHON3D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/chon3d/32/49800_2.png) [@CHON3D](https://community.thunkable.com/u/CHON3D)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-upload-file-photo-to-google-drive/393576/5 "2020-01-07T04:28:34Z")

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With examples of placing blocks To upload the image file

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-upload-file-photo-to-google-drive/393576/6 "2024-11-08T11:46:09Z")

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