- HTTP request
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response body
- Authorization scopes
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Creates a copy of a file and applies any requested updates with patch semantics.
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/copy
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
Parameters | |
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fileId |
The ID of the file. |
Query parameters
Parameters | |
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enforceSingleParent |
Deprecated. Copying files into multiple folders is no longer supported. Use shortcuts instead. |
ignoreDefaultVisibility |
Whether to ignore the domain's default visibility settings for the created file. Domain administrators can choose to make all uploaded files visible to the domain by default; this parameter bypasses that behavior for the request. Permissions are still inherited from parent folders. |
keepRevisionForever |
Whether to set the 'keepForever' field in the new head revision. This is only applicable to files with binary content in Google Drive. Only 200 revisions for the file can be kept forever. If the limit is reached, try deleting pinned revisions. |
ocrLanguage |
A language hint for OCR processing during image import (ISO 639-1 code). |
supportsAllDrives |
Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. |
supportsTeamDrives |
Deprecated: Use |
includePermissionsForView |
Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only 'published' is supported. |
includeLabels |
A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the |
Request body
The request body contains an instance of File
.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of File
.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.