Proxy Google Docs List Apr 2026
dotenv.config(); // loads .env (optional)
# 2️⃣ (If you are using a service‑account) make sure service-account.json is present # If you prefer OAuth, place oauth-client.json and run the first‑time flow. Proxy Google Docs List
// Wait for user input (only needed once) const code = await new Promise((resolve) => process.stdout.write("Enter the code here: "); process.stdin.once("data", (data) => resolve(data.toString().trim())); ); dotenv
// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // Middleware & server start // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── app.use(morgan("combined")); app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`🚀 Proxy listening on http://localhost:$PORT`); console.log(`📄 GET /list-docs → JSON list of Google Docs`); ); | Section | Purpose | |---------|----------| | Auth helper ( getAuthClient ) | Tries a service‑account first (no user interaction). If missing, falls back to an OAuth2 flow that stores the refresh token in oauth-token.json . | | /list-docs route | Calls drive.files.list with a query ( q ) that filters only Google Docs ( mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.document' ). Returns a trimmed JSON payload (ID, name, timestamps, owner). | | Health check ( /healthz ) | Handy for load‑balancers or uptime monitors. | | Morgan logging | Gives you an Apache‑style access log – useful when the proxy sits behind other services. | 6️⃣ Running the proxy # 1️⃣ Install dependencies npm install | | /list-docs route | Calls drive
Run npm install (or yarn ) after creating the file. // server.js import express from "express"; import morgan from "morgan"; import dotenv from "dotenv"; import google from "googleapis"; import readFile from "fs/promises"; import path from "path"; import fileURLToPath from "url";