Google Drive API

The Google Drive API allows clients to access resources from Google Drive.

Service: googleapis.com/drive/v2

To call this service, we recommend that you use the Google-provided client libraries. If your application needs to use your own libraries to call this service, use the following information when you make the API requests.

Discovery document

A Discovery Document is a machine-readable specification for describing and consuming REST APIs. It is used to build client libraries, IDE plugins, and other tools that interact with Google APIs. One service may provide multiple discovery documents. This service provides the following discovery document:

Service endpoint

A service endpoint is a base URL that specifies the network address of an API service. One service might have multiple service endpoints. This service has the following service endpoint and all URIs below are relative to this service endpoint:

  • https://www.googleapis.com

REST Resource: v2.about

Methods
get GET /drive/v2/about
Gets the information about the current user along with Drive API settings

REST Resource: v2.apps

Methods
get GET /drive/v2/apps/{appId}
Gets a specific app.
list GET /drive/v2/apps
Lists a user's installed apps.

REST Resource: v2.changes

Methods
get GET /drive/v2/changes/{changeId}
Deprecated: Use changes.getStartPageToken and changes.list to retrieve recent changes.
getStartPageToken GET /drive/v2/changes/startPageToken
Gets the starting pageToken for listing future changes.
list GET /drive/v2/changes
Lists the changes for a user or shared drive.
watch POST /drive/v2/changes/watch
Subscribe to changes for a user.

REST Resource: v2.channels

Methods
stop POST /drive/v2/channels/stop
Stops watching resources through this channel.

REST Resource: v2.children

Methods
delete DELETE /drive/v2/files/{folderId}/children/{childId}
Removes a child from a folder.
get GET /drive/v2/files/{folderId}/children/{childId}
Gets a specific child reference.
insert POST /drive/v2/files/{folderId}/children
Inserts a file into a folder.
list GET /drive/v2/files/{folderId}/children
Lists a folder's children.

REST Resource: v2.comments

Methods
delete DELETE /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}
Deletes a comment.
get GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}
Gets a comment by ID.
insert POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments
Creates a new comment on the given file.
list GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments
Lists a file's comments.
patch PATCH /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}
Updates an existing comment.
update PUT /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}
Updates an existing comment.

REST Resource: v2.drives

Methods
delete DELETE /drive/v2/drives/{driveId}
Permanently deletes a shared drive for which the user is an organizer.
get GET /drive/v2/drives/{driveId}
Gets a shared drive's metadata by ID.
hide POST /drive/v2/drives/{driveId}/hide
Hides a shared drive from the default view.
insert POST /drive/v2/drives
Creates a new shared drive.
list GET /drive/v2/drives

Lists the user's shared drives.
unhide POST /drive/v2/drives/{driveId}/unhide
Restores a shared drive to the default view.
update PUT /drive/v2/drives/{driveId}
Updates the metadata for a shared drive.

REST Resource: v2.files

Methods
copy POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/copy
Creates a copy of the specified file.
delete DELETE /drive/v2/files/{fileId}
Permanently deletes a file owned by the user without moving it to the trash.
emptyTrash DELETE /drive/v2/files/trash
Permanently deletes all of the user's trashed files.
export GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/export
Exports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported byte content.
generateIds GET /drive/v2/files/generateIds
Generates a set of file IDs which can be provided in insert or copy requests.
get GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}

Gets a file's metadata or content by ID.
insert POST /drive/v2/files
POST /upload/drive/v2/files

Inserts a new file.
list GET /drive/v2/files

Lists the user's files.
listLabels GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/listLabels
Lists the labels on a file.
modifyLabels POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/modifyLabels
Modifies the set of labels applied to a file.
patch PATCH /drive/v2/files/{fileId}
Updates a file's metadata and/or content.
touch POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/touch
Set the file's updated time to the current server time.
trash POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/trash
Moves a file to the trash.
untrash POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/untrash
Restores a file from the trash.
update PUT /drive/v2/files/{fileId}
PUT /upload/drive/v2/files/{fileId}

Updates a file's metadata and/or content.
watch POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/watch
Subscribes to changes to a file.

REST Resource: v2.parents

Methods
delete DELETE /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents/{parentId}
Removes a parent from a file.
get GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents/{parentId}
Gets a specific parent reference.
insert POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents
Adds a parent folder for a file.
list GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents
Lists a file's parents.

REST Resource: v2.permissions

Methods
delete DELETE /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/permissions/{permissionId}
Deletes a permission from a file or shared drive.
get GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/permissions/{permissionId}
Gets a permission by ID.
getIdForEmail GET /drive/v2/permissionIds/{email}
Returns the permission ID for an email address.
insert POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/permissions
Inserts a permission for a file or shared drive.
list GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/permissions
Lists a file's or shared drive's permissions.
patch PATCH /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/permissions/{permissionId}
Updates a permission using patch semantics.
update PUT /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/permissions/{permissionId}
Updates a permission.

REST Resource: v2.properties

Methods
delete DELETE /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/properties/{propertyKey}
Deletes a property.
get GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/properties/{propertyKey}
Gets a property by its key.
insert POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/properties
Adds a property to a file, or updates it if it already exists.
list GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/properties
Lists a file's properties.
patch PATCH /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/properties/{propertyKey}
Updates a property.
update PUT /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/properties/{propertyKey}
Updates a property.

REST Resource: v2.replies

Methods
delete DELETE /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId}
Deletes a reply.
get GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId}
Gets a reply.
insert POST /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies
Creates a new reply to the given comment.
list GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies
Lists all of the replies to a comment.
patch PATCH /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId}
Updates an existing reply.
update PUT /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId}
Updates an existing reply.

REST Resource: v2.revisions

Methods
delete DELETE /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}
Permanently deletes a file version.
get GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}
Gets a specific revision.
list GET /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/revisions
Lists a file's revisions.
patch PATCH /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}
Updates a revision.
update PUT /drive/v2/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}
Updates a revision.