Transfer data

To use the Data Transfer API, you define a transfer and then initiate it using the insert method. The transfer is defined in terms of one or more applications whose data will be transferred, and can include application-specific parameters .

The following is a high-level summary of the transfer process:

1. Determine the applications for which you want to transfer data.
2. Define a DataTransfer resource that specifies the source and destination users and the applications for which to transfer data.
3. Initiate the transfer by using the insert() method .

For example, the following JSON request body transfers a calendar from the source user ( SOURCE_USER_ID ) to the destination user ( DESTINATION_USER_ID ). You can retrieve the user IDs for each owner by calling the user.get() method of the Directory API and providing their email address or email alias.

  { 
  
 "oldOwnerUserId" 
 : 
  
 " SOURCE_USER_ID 
" 
 , 
  
 "newOwnerUserId" 
 : 
  
 " DESTINATION_USER_ID 
" 
 , 
  
 "applicationDataTransfers" 
 : 
  
 [ 
  
 { 
  
 "applicationId" 
 : 
  
 "435070579839" 
 , 
  
 "applicationTransferParams" 
 : 
  
 [ 
  
 { 
  
 "key" 
 : 
  
 "RELEASE_RESOURCES" 
 , 
  
 "value" 
 : 
  
 [ 
  
 "TRUE" 
  
 ] 
  
 } 
  
 ] 
  
 } 
  
 ] 
 } 
 

Related topics

The Data Transfer API includes additional methods and resources to help you construct and administer transfers, allowing you to do things like the following:

• List applications available for data transfer.
• Get application information by application ID.
• List transfers by source user, destination user, or status.
• Get a transfer request by resource ID.