- 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:
PATCH https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files/{fileId}
- Metadata URI, for metadata-only requests:
PATCH https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/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.
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
A comma-separated list of parent IDs to add.
enforceSingleParent
(deprecated)
boolean
Deprecated: Adding files to multiple folders is no longer supported. Use shortcuts instead.
keepRevisionForever
boolean
Whether to set the 'keepForever' field in the new head revision. This is only applicable to files with binary content in Google Drive. Only 200 revisions for the file can be kept forever. If the limit is reached, try deleting pinned revisions.
ocrLanguage
string
A language hint for OCR processing during image import (ISO 639-1 code).
removeParents
string
A comma-separated list of parent IDs to remove.
supportsAllDrives
boolean
Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.
supportsTeamDrives
(deprecated)
boolean
Deprecated: Use supportsAllDrives
instead.
useContentAsIndexableText
boolean
Whether to use the uploaded 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/drive
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata
-
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 .