How to download file from google drive using c#

c# .net webclient-download
Anand picture Anand · Aug 4, 2017 · Viewed 17.7k times · Source

I can't download file from google drive using below mentioned code

string url = https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=XXXX
WebClient client = new WebClient();
client.Credential = new NetworkCredential("XXXX","XXXX");
client.DownloadFile(url,@"D:\\test.xls");

Could you please suggest me to how to download the file using webclient with user credential?

Answer

Mayank Prajapati picture Mayank Prajapati · Aug 4, 2017

you can download file from google drive using below mentioned Link.

https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/web/manage-downloads

https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/728116/How-to-download-a-file-from-Google-Drive-in-csharp

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