Google Sites and Calendar and various other services have frames you can embed in other sites. In particular Google Groups has a particularly decent embed functionality.
Security issues aside, I would like to be able to embed drive folders on a page the same way as conversations from Groups. With groups, you can use simple HTML code from the Google service and just add it to your existing page. It would be a good thing to have a user-friendly without delving too deep into APIs.
Is there a way to use a similar embed code with a shared folder of Google Drive using either Google code or an embed from an outside service?
Best Answer
Google Drive folders can be embedded and displayed in
list
andgrid
views:List view
Grid view
Q: What is a folder ID (FOLDER-ID) and how can I get it?
A: Go to Google Drive >> open the folder >> look at its URL in the address bar of your browser. For example:
Folder URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1iqp0kGPjWsNDg5NWFlZjEtN2IwZC00NmZiLWE3MjktYTE2ZjZjNTZiMDY2
Folder ID:
0B1iqp0kGPjWsNDg5NWFlZjEtN2IwZC00NmZiLWE3MjktYTE2ZjZjNTZiMDY2
Caveat with folders requiring permission
This technique works best for folders with public access. Folders that are shared only with certain Google accounts will cause trouble when you embed them this way. At the time of this edit, a message "You need permission" appears, with some buttons to help you "Request access" or "Switch accounts" (or possibly sign-in to a Google account). The Javascript in these buttons doesn't work properly inside an
IFRAME
in Chrome.Read more at https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/drive/GpVgCobPL2Y/_Xt7sMc1WzoJ