REST Resource: apps

Resource: App

The apps resource provides a list of apps that a user has installed, with information about each app's supported MIME types, file extensions, and other details.

Some resource methods (such as apps.get) require an appId. Use the apps.list method to retrieve the ID for an installed application.

JSON representation 
{
  "name": string,
  "objectType": string,
  "supportsCreate": boolean,
  "productUrl": string,
  "primaryMimeTypes": [
    string
  ],
  "secondaryMimeTypes": [
    string
  ],
  "primaryFileExtensions": [
    string
  ],
  "secondaryFileExtensions": [
    string
  ],
  "id": string,
  "supportsImport": boolean,
  "installed": boolean,
  "authorized": boolean,
  "icons": [
    {
      object (Icons)
    }
  ],
  "useByDefault": boolean,
  "kind": string,
  "shortDescription": string,
  "longDescription": string,
  "supportsMultiOpen": boolean,
  "productId": string,
  "openUrlTemplate": string,
  "createUrl": string,
  "createInFolderTemplate": string,
  "supportsOfflineCreate": boolean,
  "hasDriveWideScope": boolean
}
Fields
name

string

The name of the app.
objectType

string

The type of object this app creates such as a Chart. If empty, the app name should be used instead.
supportsCreate

boolean

Whether this app supports creating objects.
productUrl

string

A link to the product listing for this app.
primaryMimeTypes[]

string

The list of primary MIME types.
secondaryMimeTypes[]

string

The list of secondary MIME types.
primaryFileExtensions[]

string

The list of primary file extensions.
secondaryFileExtensions[]

string

The list of secondary file extensions.
id

string

The ID of the app.
supportsImport

boolean

Whether this app supports importing from Google Docs.
installed

boolean

Whether the app is installed.
authorized

boolean

Whether the app is authorized to access data on the user's Drive.
icons[]

object (Icons)

The various icons for the app.
useByDefault

boolean

Whether the app is selected as the default handler for the types it supports.
kind

string

Output only. Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string "drive#app".
shortDescription

string

A short description of the app.
longDescription

string

A long description of the app.
supportsMultiOpen

boolean

Whether this app supports opening more than one file.
productId

string

The ID of the product listing for this app.
openUrlTemplate

string

The template URL for opening files with this app. The template contains

{ids}

or

{exportIds}

to be replaced by the actual file IDs. For more information, see Open Files for the full documentation.
createUrl

string

The URL to create a file with this app.
createInFolderTemplate

string

The template URL to create a file with this app in a given folder. The template contains the {folderId} to be replaced by the folder ID house the new file.
supportsOfflineCreate

boolean

Whether this app supports creating files when offline.
hasDriveWideScope

boolean

Whether the app has Drive-wide scope. An app with Drive-wide scope can access all files in the user's Drive.

Icons

JSON representation 
{
  "size": integer,
  "category": string,
  "iconUrl": string
}
Fields
size

integer

Size of the icon. Represented as the maximum of the width and height.
category

string

Category of the icon. Allowed values are:

  • application - The icon for the application.
  • document - The icon for a file associated with the app.
  • documentShared - The icon for a shared file associated with the app.
iconUrl

string

URL for the icon.

Methods

get

 Gets a specific app.

list

 Lists a user's installed apps.