- 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. For more information, see Create and manage files .
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/copy
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
fileId
|
The ID of the file. |
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 .
