infiniflow/ragflow · error · ConnectorValidationError

Nothing to index. Please specify at least one of the followi

Error message

Nothing to index. Please specify at least one of the following: include_shared_drives, include_my_drives, include_files_shared_with_me, shared_folder_urls, or my_drive_emails

What it means

Error "Nothing to index. Please specify at least one of the following: include_shared_drives, include_my_drives, include_files_shared_with_me, shared_folder_urls, or my_drive_emails" thrown in infiniflow/ragflow.

Source

Thrown at common/data_source/google_drive/connector.py:135

        include_files_shared_with_me: bool = False,
        shared_drive_urls: str | None = None,
        my_drive_emails: str | None = None,
        shared_folder_urls: str | None = None,
        specific_user_emails: str | None = None,
        batch_size: int = INDEX_BATCH_SIZE,
        time_buffer_seconds: int = GOOGLE_DRIVE_SYNC_TIME_BUFFER_SECONDS,
    ) -> None:
        if not any(
            (
                include_shared_drives,
                include_my_drives,
                include_files_shared_with_me,
                shared_folder_urls,
                my_drive_emails,
                shared_drive_urls,
            )
        ):
            raise ConnectorValidationError(
                "Nothing to index. Please specify at least one of the following: include_shared_drives, include_my_drives, include_files_shared_with_me, shared_folder_urls, or my_drive_emails"
            )

        specific_requests_made = False
        if bool(shared_drive_urls) or bool(my_drive_emails) or bool(shared_folder_urls):
            specific_requests_made = True
        self.specific_requests_made = specific_requests_made

        # NOTE: potentially modified in load_credentials if using service account
        self.include_files_shared_with_me = False if specific_requests_made else include_files_shared_with_me
        self.include_my_drives = False if specific_requests_made else include_my_drives
        self.include_shared_drives = False if specific_requests_made else include_shared_drives

        shared_drive_url_list = _extract_str_list_from_comma_str(shared_drive_urls)
        self._requested_shared_drive_ids = set(_extract_ids_from_urls(shared_drive_url_list))

        self._requested_my_drive_emails = set(_extract_str_list_from_comma_str(my_drive_emails))

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Solutions

1. Enable at least one indexing scope: shared drives, My Drive, files shared with me, folder URLs, or drive emails.

Example fix

settings = {'include_my_drives': True}

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at common/data_source/google_drive/connector.py:135 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: The Google Drive connector is saved with all indexing scopes disabled; enabling at least one scope prevents this error.

AI-assisted analysis of infiniflow/ragflow@554fb1133a (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d0e9f0e29f22e46c. Report an issue: GitHub.