This article provides instructions on connecting your Google Drive account to Socialive. Integrating Google with Socialive allows you to send Socialive recordings directly to a folder in your Google Drive.
To connect Google to Socialive, you need to:
Have a Google account
Be an Administrator in your Socialive account
In Socialive, click Account settings.
Click Integrations.
Click Add Integration.
Click Send to Google Drive, then click Next.
Give the integration a name (or use the default one) and click Next.
Giving each integration a specific title may be helpful when creating integrations of the same type for different departments. For example, “Send to Marketing Google Drive” versus the default “Send to Google Drive.”
Click New Authentication
Enter a name for your new authentication and click Create.
A pop-up window will appear. Sign in to your Google account and authenticate the connection to Socialive.
A notification will appear to confirm that the authentication was successful. Click Next to continue the setup.
Select the target folder. This is the folder where you want the Socialive recordings to be saved in your Google Drive. A list of the folders (that are available to you) within Google Drive will appear.
Enter the folder ID in the field if the desired folder does not appear in the drop-down list. To find the folder ID, follow the steps below:
In Google Drive, navigate to the desired folder.
Copy the last part of the URL from the URL (for example, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/<folderID>).
Click Finish to complete the setup. Now you can send Socialive recordings to your Google Drive.
Sending Recordings to Google Drive
Follow the steps in the article to send recordings to Google Drive. When you send recordings to Google Drive:
Make sure you have enough allocated storage space before sending your recordings.
You will receive an email notification when the upload is completed, which will provide a direct link to the file.
Transfer times will vary, but most files will complete within 15 minutes.
Still, looking for an answer?
Contact Socialive Support via live chat, email at support@socialive.us, or submit a support ticket.