---
id: cloud-accounts.how-do-i-create-google-client-id-and-secret
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-create-google-client-id-and-secret
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Custom Google sign-in credentials"
question: "How do I create my own Google Client ID and Client Secret for Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "Google Cloud Console credentials for Storage Studio"
  - "Step by step custom Google credentials"
  - "Show me how in-app guide Google"
  - "Create OAuth client for Storage Studio"
  - "Set up Google API access for Google Drive in Storage Studio"
short_answer: "In Add Account, open Advanced — custom sign-in credentials and click Show me how. The guide links to each Google console page: create a project, enable Drive, set up the consent screen, create credentials, then paste the Client ID and Secret."
tags: ["custom credentials", "google cloud console", "setup"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/what-are-custom-sign-in-credentials", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/why-does-my-google-account-need-re-adding-every-week", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-reuse-custom-credentials-for-several-accounts"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I create my own Google Client ID and Client Secret for Storage Studio?

Follow the in-app guide: in **Add Account**, open **Advanced — custom sign-in credentials** and click **Show me how (in-app guide)**. It links straight to each Google page you need, and the first setup takes about five minutes.

1. Create a Google Cloud project.
2. Turn on the Google Drive service for that project.
3. Set up the consent screen, add the access the guide shows you, and add your own email as a test user.
4. Create the sign-in credentials, using the web address the guide gives you.
5. Copy the **Client ID** and **Client Secret** into Storage Studio.
6. Optionally publish the project, so the sign-in doesn't need renewing every week.

Then click **Open browser to sign in** as normal. You can reuse the same credentials for every Google Drive account you add.