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.

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.