The Google Drive API allows clients to access resources from Google Drive.
- REST Resource: v3.about
- REST Resource: v3.accessproposals
- REST Resource: v3.apps
- REST Resource: v3.changes
- REST Resource: v3.channels
- REST Resource: v3.comments
- REST Resource: v3.drives
- REST Resource: v3.files
- REST Resource: v3.operations
- REST Resource: v3.permissions
- REST Resource: v3.replies
- REST Resource: v3.revisions
Service: googleapis.com/drive/v3
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:
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https://www.googleapis.com
REST Resource: v3.about
| Methods | |
|---|---|
get
|
GET /drive/v3/about
Gets information about the user, the user's Drive, and system capabilities. |
REST Resource: v3.accessproposals
| Methods | |
|---|---|
get
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/accessproposals/{proposalId}
Retrieves an access proposal by ID. |
list
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/accessproposals
List the access proposals on a file. |
resolve
|
POST /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/accessproposals/{proposalId}:resolve
Approves or denies an access proposal. |
REST Resource: v3.apps
| Methods | |
|---|---|
get
|
GET /drive/v3/apps/{appId}
Gets a specific app. |
list
|
GET /drive/v3/apps
Lists a user's installed apps. |
REST Resource: v3.changes
| Methods | |
|---|---|
getStartPageToken
|
GET /drive/v3/changes/startPageToken
Gets the starting pageToken for listing future changes. |
list
|
GET /drive/v3/changes
Lists the changes for a user or shared drive. |
watch
|
POST /drive/v3/changes/watch
Subscribes to changes for a user. |
REST Resource: v3.channels
| Methods | |
|---|---|
stop
|
POST /drive/v3/channels/stop
Stops watching resources through this channel. |
REST Resource: v3.drives
| Methods | |
|---|---|
create
|
POST /drive/v3/drives
Creates a shared drive. |
delete
|
DELETE /drive/v3/drives/{driveId}
Permanently deletes a shared drive for which the user is an organizer
. |
get
|
GET /drive/v3/drives/{driveId}
Gets a shared drive's metadata by ID. |
hide
|
POST /drive/v3/drives/{driveId}/hide
Hides a shared drive from the default view. |
list
|
GET /drive/v3/drives
Lists the user's shared drives. |
unhide
|
POST /drive/v3/drives/{driveId}/unhide
Restores a shared drive to the default view. |
update
|
PATCH /drive/v3/drives/{driveId}
Updates the metadata for a shared drive. |
REST Resource: v3.files
| Methods | |
|---|---|
copy
|
POST /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/copy
Creates a copy of a file and applies any requested updates with patch semantics. |
create
|
POST /drive/v3/files
POST /upload/drive/v3/files
Creates a file. |
delete
|
DELETE /drive/v3/files/{fileId}
Permanently deletes a file owned by the user without moving it to the trash. |
download
|
POST /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/download
Downloads the content of a file. |
emptyTrash
|
DELETE /drive/v3/files/trash
Permanently deletes all of the user's trashed files. |
export
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/export
Exports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported byte content. |
generateIds
|
GET /drive/v3/files/generateIds
Generates a set of file IDs which can be provided in create or copy requests. |
get
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}
Gets a file's metadata or content by ID. |
list
|
GET /drive/v3/files
Lists the user's files. |
listLabels
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/listLabels
Lists the labels on a file. |
modifyLabels
|
POST /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/modifyLabels
Modifies the set of labels applied to a file. |
update
|
PATCH /drive/v3/files/{fileId}
PATCH /upload/drive/v3/files/{fileId}
Updates a file's metadata, content, or both. |
watch
|
POST /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/watch
Subscribes to changes to a file. |
REST Resource: v3.operations
| Methods | |
|---|---|
get
|
GET /drive/v3/operations/{name}
Gets the latest state of a long-running operation. |
REST Resource: v3.replies
| Methods | |
|---|---|
create
|
POST /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies
Creates a reply to a comment. |
delete
|
DELETE /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId}
Deletes a reply. |
get
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId}
Gets a reply by ID. |
list
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies
Lists a comment's replies. |
update
|
PATCH /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId}
Updates a reply with patch semantics. |
REST Resource: v3.revisions
| Methods | |
|---|---|
delete
|
DELETE /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}
Permanently deletes a file version. |
get
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}
Gets a revision's metadata or content by ID. |
list
|
GET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/revisions
Lists a file's revisions. |
update
|
PATCH /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}
Updates a revision with patch semantics. |


REST Resource: v3.comments
createPOST /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/commentsCreates a comment on a file.
deleteDELETE /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}Deletes a comment.
getGET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}Gets a comment by ID.
listGET /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/commentsLists a file's comments.
updatePATCH /drive/v3/files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}Updates a comment with patch semantics.