Automate Google Drive provisioning, with or without SCIM, using Iden
Iden connects Google Drive via OAuth integration and automates the full lifecycle, on any plan.
2 min read · Last updated June 2026
Iden automates Google Drive without SCIM. Most identity tools rely on SCIM, so they cannot automate Google Drive and leave it to manual tickets. Iden connects Google Drive through OAuth integration and handles provisioning, deprovisioning, and access reviews on any plan, with a full audit trail. This is the non-SCIM coverage SCIM-only tools do not have.
How Iden connects Google Drive
Iden connects to Google Drive through its OAuth model, using Google Drive's own scopes to provision, update, suspend, and deprovision users and manage their access. No SCIM and no enterprise upgrade required, it works on any Google Drive plan.
What Iden automates in Google Drive
Every action is logged to an exportable audit trail for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 evidence.
Automate the full Google Drive lifecycle
Provisioning is the start. Iden automates the whole lifecycle for this app: joiner, mover, and leaver workflows, access requests that replace manual tickets, permission updates as roles change, and access reviews with the evidence an auditor accepts.
Onboard to Google Drive on day one
New hires get the right Google Drive access the moment HR marks them active, mapped to their role. No setup ticket, no waiting on IT.
Keep Google Drive permissions right as roles change
When someone changes team or title, Iden updates their Google Drive access and group membership to match, and strips what they no longer need.
Offboard from Google Drive in seconds
The moment someone becomes a leaver, Iden revokes Google Drive access and ends their sessions, with a timestamped record for the audit.
Turn Google Drive access requests into automated approvals
Requests route to the right owner, get approved in chat, and provision in Google Drive automatically. No manual ticket to work, no copy-paste.
Run Google Drive access reviews with evidence
Iden pulls who has what in Google Drive, sends reviewers a one-click certification, and revokes what they reject, with proof for SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
Grant time-bound Google Drive access
Give temporary or just-in-time Google Drive access that expires on its own, so standing privilege never piles up.
Find and clean up orphaned Google Drive accounts
Iden flags Google Drive accounts with no matching active employee, including shared and service accounts, so nothing lingers after someone leaves.
Right-size Google Drive access to least privilege
See who has more Google Drive access than their role needs, and pull it back to what the job actually requires.
Cut wasted Google Drive spend and shadow access
Governance is not only provisioning. Iden also helps you cut what you overspend on this app and catch access that never came through IT.
See who actually uses Google Drive
Where Google Drive reports last login or activity, through its API or admin console, Iden surfaces it so reviews and license clean-up target the accounts that sit idle.
Catch shadow access in Google Drive
Iden reconciles every Google Drive account against your directory to surface local logins, external guests, and accounts created outside your process, the access that never came through IT.
How to set up Google Drive with Iden
- 1Connect your source of truthIden reads joiners, movers, and leavers from your HRIS and current access from your identity provider.
- 2Connect Google DriveIden connects Google Drive via OAuth integration, with no enterprise plan upgrade required.
- 3Set access and review policyMap who should have Google Drive access by role, and how often that access is reviewed.
- 4Automate the lifecycleNew hires get Google Drive access on day one, leavers are revoked in seconds, and every change is logged.
How SCIM provisioning works with Iden
SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) is the industry-standard protocol for automated provisioning. Where an app supports SCIM, Iden connects to its SCIM endpoint with a token and keeps the app in sync with your source of truth in real time, the same standard integration every identity provider uses.
Setup is a one-time connection: turn on SCIM in the app, generate a token, and Iden runs provisioning from then on. SCIM handles the plumbing. Iden adds the governance layer on top: access reviews with evidence, time-bound and just-in-time access, and provable offboarding. Iden supports SCIM by default for every SCIM-capable app. The real question is what happens when an app has no SCIM, or gates it behind an expensive tier, which is exactly what the connector above handles.
Frequently asked questions
How does Iden connect Google Drive?
Iden connects Google Drive via OAuth integration. It works on any plan, no SCIM required.
How does Iden deprovision Google Drive users at offboarding?
When someone is marked as a leaver in your HRIS, Iden revokes their Google Drive access automatically, in seconds, and records it in an exportable audit trail for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 evidence.
Can Iden replace manual Google Drive access request tickets?
Yes. Google Drive access requests route to the right owner for one-click approval and then provision automatically, so there is no manual ticket to work and access is granted in minutes, not days.
Can Iden grant temporary or just-in-time Google Drive access?
Yes. Iden can grant time-bound Google Drive access that expires on its own, so people get access when they need it and standing privilege does not accumulate.
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