March 7, 2025 Integrating Google Drive API with Ruby seemed straightforward—until it wasn’t. From cryptic exceptions to OAuth nightmares, I hit some tricky roadblocks. Here’s how I debugged my way to success and what I learned along the way. Need Expert Ruby on Rails Developers to Elevate Your Project? Fill out our form! >> The Challenge I set out to automate Google Sheets creation with Ruby. Easy, right? Well, not exactly. Here’s what stood in my way: Mysterious LoadError and NameError exceptions OAuth verification hurdles "API not enabled" errors Missing refresh_token issues Let’s break it down.

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March 7, 2025
Integrating Google Drive API with Ruby seemed straightforward—until it wasn’t. From cryptic exceptions to OAuth nightmares, I hit some tricky roadblocks. Here’s how I debugged my way to success and what I learned along the way.

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The Challenge
I set out to automate Google Sheets creation with Ruby. Easy, right? Well, not exactly. Here’s what stood in my way:

  • Mysterious LoadError and NameError exceptions
  • OAuth verification hurdles
  • "API not enabled" errors
  • Missing refresh_token issues

Let’s break it down.