# Using google drive for uploads

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [September 12, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-google-drive-for-uploads/163806 "2020-09-12T03:29:06Z")\
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Yes it possible

No direct link  
But there’s redirect link

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25648388/permanent-links-to-thumbnails-in-google-drive-api>

And embed video

> **[How to Embed a Google Drive Video on a Website](http://sangsoonam.github.io/2019/07/27/how-to-embed-a-google-drive-video.html)**
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> There are lots of video sites you can upload your videos. After uploading, you can easily embed that video on your post or on a website. For example, YouTube...

I think it must save as image:driveID and video: driveID

And render it itu img and IFrame

The folder to upload must be shared public

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