Google Drive File Picker random sign-in error

Question

Occasionally (sporadically) when the Google Drive file picker is triggered in our app by a properly authenticated user, the picker fails with a message that they need to sign-in to Google (note old Google logo) - clicking this message's Google sign-in button gives the error message API Developer key is invalid.

We removed the API Developer key from the picker call and now the error message after sign-in reads- Details: The feature you requested is currently unavailable. Please try again later.

Usually the picker works after refreshing the page.

Is this a known bug for the Google Drive picker or is there a workaround?

Google Drive Picker Sign-in error

Google Drive Picker developer key error message

Answer 1

We ended up writing our own drive picker and not using Google's picker at all.