Google Drive Audit Logs connector

Beta

This feature is in Beta. Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. See Manage Databricks previews.

The managed Google Drive Audit Logs connector in Lakeflow Connect ingests Google Drive audit activity events such as file views, edits, downloads, and sharing changes from Google Workspace into Databricks.

Feature availability

Feature	Availability
UI-based pipeline authoring	Supported
API-based pipeline authoring	Supported
Declarative Automation Bundles	Supported
Incremental ingestion	Supported
Unity Catalog governance	Supported
Orchestration using Databricks Workflows	Supported
API-based column selection and deselection	Supported
API-based row filtering	Not supported
SCD Type 2	Not supported The drive table has VARIANT columns and audit events are append-only.
Automated schema evolution: New and deleted columns	Supported
Automated schema evolution: Data type changes	Not supported
Automated schema evolution: Column renames	Not supported Requires a full refresh.

Feature	Availability
UI-based pipeline authoring	Supported
API-based pipeline authoring	Supported
Declarative Automation Bundles	Supported
Incremental ingestion	Supported
Unity Catalog governance	Supported
Orchestration using Databricks Workflows	Supported
API-based column selection and deselection	Supported
API-based row filtering	Not supported
SCD Type 2	Not supported The drive table has VARIANT columns and audit events are append-only.
Automated schema evolution: New and deleted columns	Supported
Automated schema evolution: Data type changes	Not supported
Automated schema evolution: Column renames	Not supported Requires a full refresh.

Authentication methods

Authentication method	Availability
OAuth U2M	Not supported
OAuth M2M	Not supported
Basic authentication (username/password)	Not supported
Google service account (domain-wide delegation)	Supported Service-account JSON key with domain-wide delegation. The connector impersonates a Google Workspace admin to read Drive audit activity.

Authentication method	Availability
OAuth U2M	Not supported
OAuth M2M	Not supported
Basic authentication (username/password)	Not supported
Google service account (domain-wide delegation)	Supported Service-account JSON key with domain-wide delegation. The connector impersonates a Google Workspace admin to read Drive audit activity.

Ingest from Google Workspace in 3 steps

note

Before starting, review the Databricks user persona, supported interfaces, ingestion frequency, and common patterns.

Start ingesting from Google Workspace

1. Configure Google Workspace for ingestion (Admins). Set up Google Workspace to authenticate with Databricks.
2. Create a Unity Catalog connection (Admins). Create a connection in Catalog Explorer so non-admins can create pipelines.
3. Create an ingestion pipeline (Admins or non-admins). Select any supported interface and create a pipeline from an existing connection.