- HTTP request
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response body
- Authorization scopes
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Updates a file's metadata and/or content. When calling this method, only populate fields in the request that you want to modify. When updating fields, some fields might be changed automatically, such as modifiedDate
. This method supports patch semantics.
This method supports an /uploadURI and accepts uploaded media with the following characteristics:
- Maximum file size:5,120 GB
- Accepted Media MIME types:
*/*
Note: Specify a valid MIME type, rather than the literal */*
value. The literal */*
is only used to indicate that any valid MIME type can be uploaded.
For more information on uploading files, see Upload file data .
HTTP request
- Upload URI, for media upload requests:
PUT https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v2/files/{fileId}
- Metadata URI, for metadata-only requests:
PUT https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
uploadType
string
The type of upload request to the /upload
URI. If you are uploading data with an /upload
URI, this field is required. If you are creating a metadata-only file, this field is not required. Additionally, this field is not shown in the "Try this method" widget because the widget doesn't support data uploads.
Acceptable values are:
-
media
- Simple upload . Upload the media only, without any metadata. -
multipart
- Multipart upload . Upload both the media and its metadata, in a single request. -
resumable
- Resumable upload . Upload the file in a resumable fashion, using a series of at least two requests where the first request includes the metadata.
fileId
string
The ID of the file to update.
Query parameters
uploadType
string
The type of upload request to the /upload
URI. If you are uploading data with an /upload
URI, this field is required. If you are creating a metadata-only file, this field is not required. Additionally, this field is not shown in the "Try this method" widget because the widget doesn't support data uploads.
Acceptable values are:
-
media
- Simple upload . Upload the media only, without any metadata. -
multipart
- Multipart upload . Upload both the media and its metadata, in a single request. -
resumable
- Resumable upload . Upload the file in a resumable fashion, using a series of at least two requests where the first request includes the metadata.
addParents
string
Comma-separated list of parent IDs to add.
convert
(deprecated)
boolean
Deprecated: This parameter has no function.
enforceSingleParent
(deprecated)
boolean
Deprecated: Adding files to multiple folders is no longer supported. Use shortcuts
instead.
modifiedDateBehavior
enum (
ModifiedDateBehavior
)
Determines the behavior in which modifiedDate
is updated. This overrides setModifiedDate
.
newRevision
boolean
Whether a blob upload should create a new revision. If false, the blob data in the current head revision is replaced. If true or not set, a new blob is created as head revision, and previous unpinned revisions are preserved for a short period of time. Pinned revisions are stored indefinitely, using additional storage quota, up to a maximum of 200 revisions. For details on how revisions are retained, see the Drive Help Center .
ocr
boolean
Whether to attempt OCR on .jpg, .png, .gif, or .pdf uploads.
ocrLanguage
string
If ocr is true, hints at the language to use. Valid values are BCP 47 codes.
pinned
boolean
Whether to pin the new revision. A file can have a maximum of 200 pinned revisions.
removeParents
string
Comma-separated list of parent IDs to remove.
setModifiedDate
boolean
Whether to set the modified date using the value supplied in the request body. Setting this field to true
is equivalent to modifiedDateBehavior=fromBodyOrNow
, and false
is equivalent to modifiedDateBehavior=now
. To prevent any changes to the modified date set modifiedDateBehavior=noChange
.
supportsAllDrives
boolean
Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.
supportsTeamDrives
(deprecated)
boolean
Deprecated: Use supportsAllDrives
instead.
timedTextLanguage
string
The language of the timed text.
timedTextTrackName
string
The timed text track name.
updateViewedDate
boolean
Whether to update the view date after successfully updating the file.
useContentAsIndexableText
boolean
Whether to use the content as indexable text.
includeLabels
string
A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the labelInfo
part of the response.
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/docs
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.apps.readonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.scripts
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide .