Documentation Index
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Upload scraped data directly to Google Drive. Supports saving multiple configurations and managing multiple accounts.
Prerequisites
- Octoparse Standard plan or above
- A Google account with write permission on the target Drive folder
Add a Google account
The first time you use this, authorize a Google account. Click Authorize new account at the bottom of the Account dropdown; Octoparse opens your browser and redirects to Google’s authorization page. After consent, the account appears in the dropdown.
To add more accounts, repeat the same steps.
Fill in the export settings in the following order:
Configuration name
Give the config a name so you can reuse it later. The dropdown lets you pick an existing config or type a new name to create one.
Account
Pick an authorized Google account (shown as an email address) from the dropdown.
Select folder
Click Browse to open the folder picker and choose a folder from the Google Drive tree.
- Search supported: type a folder name in the search box and press Enter
- New folder supported: click Create new folder — folder names can’t contain
\ / : * ? " < > |
Export data as
Pick the upload file format: Excel, CSV, HTML, JSON, or Xml.
File naming settings
| Option | Description |
|---|
| Same as task name | Filename matches the task name; repeated exports overwrite |
| Task name + timestamp | Each export creates a new file, keeping history |
| Custom | Specify the filename manually |
| Option | Description |
|---|
| Create a new file with current timestamp | Keeps the original; new file gets a timestamp suffix |
| Replace the existing file | Overwrites the original |
| Append new data to the existing file | Appends to the existing file (CSV / Excel only) |
Common errors
| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|
| Account dropdown is empty | No Google account authorized | Click Authorize new account |
| Folder list won’t load | Account authorization expired | Re-authorize the account |
Insufficient permissions | Account lacks write permission on the folder | Confirm permissions or pick another folder |
| Upload fails | Google Drive storage full | Free up space or upgrade your storage plan |
