Enabling Google Drive Labels

Labels in Google Drive support various business operations by adding additional metadata to files. Nightfall leverages Google Drive labels to identify sensitive data in Google Drive files and apply automated actions based on labels. To learn more about Google Drive labels, refer to this Google document.

To enable Google Drive labels, you must perform the following prerequisite actions.

Adding Scope of Google Drive Labels API

Enabling Google Drive Labels API

Adding Scope of Google Drive Labels API

To use Google Drive labels, Nightfall admins must perform the following configurations in your Google Workspace account. You must have the client ID of your Google Workspace.

  1. Log in to Google Workspace as an admin.

  2. Click Add a filter.

  1. Select Client ID.

  1. Enter the client ID and click Apply.

The matching account is displayed.

  1. Hover your mouse to the right and click Edit.

  1. In the OAuth scopes field, enter the following scope and click Authorize.

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.admin.labels

Enabling Google Drive Labels API

Once you add the scope, Nightfall admins must enable the Google Drive Label API.

  1. Navigate to Google Drive Labels API site.

  2. Select the required project from the drop-down menu.

  1. Click Enable.

Important

Before using Google Drive Labels in Google Drive policies, ensure that you have created the appropriate Google Drive Labels. To learn more about creating Google Drive labels, refer this Google Document.

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