Exports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported byte content. Note that the exported content is limited to 10MB. Try it now.
Request
HTTP request
GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/fileId/export
Parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Path parameters | ||
fileId |
string |
The ID of the file. |
| Required query parameters | ||
mimeType |
string |
The MIME type of the format requested for this export. |
| Optional query parameters | ||
fields |
string |
The paths of the fields you want included in the response. If not specified, the response includes a default set of fields specific to this method. For development you can use the special value * to return all fields, but you'll achieve greater performance by only selecting the fields you need. For more information, see Return specific fields for a file.
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Authorization
This request allows authorization with at least one of the following scopes:
| Scope |
|---|
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly |
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the authentication and authorization page.
Request body
Do not supply a request body with this method.
Response
If successful, this method returns the file content as bytes. For a list of Google Workspace documents and MIME type conversion formats, see Google Workspace documents and corresponding export MIME types.
Try it!
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