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title: Troubleshooting BigQuery and Google Drive connections in Metabase
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# Troubleshooting BigQuery and Google Drive connections in Metabase
[This page](../databases/connections/bigquery.md) explains how to connect a BigQuery data source, including one that uses a file stored in Google Drive, like a Google Sheet (GSheets).
## 403 Forbidden POST error
If you encounter an error that looks like this:
```
403 Forbidden POST https://www.googleapis.com/bigquery/v2/projects/PROJECT-NAME/queries { "code" : 403, "errors" : [ { "domain" : "global", "message" : "Access Denied: BigQuery BigQuery: Permission denied while getting Drive credentials.", "reason" : "accessDenied" } ], "message" : "Access Denied: BigQuery BigQuery: Permission denied while getting Drive credentials.", "status" : "PERMISSION_DENIED" }
```
You may have forgotten to [share your Google Drive source](../databases/connections/bigquery.md#share-your-google-drive-source-with-the-service-account) with the service account email. Once that's been fixed, that error should disappear and you'll be able to view and query your data source.
## Further reading
- [Troubleshooting database connections](./db-connection.md)