This resource represents a long-running operation that is the result of a network API call.
JSON representation
{"name":string,"metadata":{"@type":string,field1:...,...},"done":boolean,// Union fieldresultcan be only one of the following:"error":{object (Status)},"response":{"@type":string,field1:...,...}// End of list of possible types for union fieldresult.}
Fields
name
string
The server-assigned name, which is only unique within the same service that originally returns it. If you use the default HTTP mapping, thenameshould be a resource name ending withoperations/{unique_id}.
metadata
object
Service-specific metadata associated with the operation. It typically contains progress information and common metadata such as create time. Some services might not provide such metadata. Any method that returns a long-running operation should document the metadata type, if any.
An object containing fields of an arbitrary type. An additional field"@type"contains a URI identifying the type. Example:{ "id": 1234, "@type": "types.example.com/standard/id" }.
done
boolean
If the value isfalse, it means the operation is still in progress. Iftrue, the operation is completed, and eithererrororresponseis available.
Union fieldresult. The operation result, which can be either anerroror a validresponse. Ifdone==false, neithererrornorresponseis set. Ifdone==true, exactly one oferrororresponsecan be set. Some services might not provide the result.resultcan be only one of the following:
The error result of the operation in case of failure or cancellation.
response
object
The normal, successful response of the operation. If the original method returns no data on success, such asDelete, the response isgoogle.protobuf.Empty. If the original method is standardGet/Create/Update, the response should be the resource. For other methods, the response should have the typeXxxResponse, whereXxxis the original method name. For example, if the original method name isTakeSnapshot(), the inferred response type isTakeSnapshotResponse.
An object containing fields of an arbitrary type. An additional field"@type"contains a URI identifying the type. Example:{ "id": 1234, "@type": "types.example.com/standard/id" }.
Status
TheStatustype defines a logical error model that is suitable for different programming environments, including REST APIs and RPC APIs. It is used bygRPC. EachStatusmessage contains three pieces of data: error code, error message, and error details.
You can find out more about this error model and how to work with it in theAPI Design Guide.
The status code, which should be an enum value ofgoogle.rpc.Code.
message
string
A developer-facing error message, which should be in English. Any user-facing error message should be localized and sent in thegoogle.rpc.Status.detailsfield, or localized by the client.
details[]
object
A list of messages that carry the error details. There is a common set of message types for APIs to use.
An object containing fields of an arbitrary type. An additional field"@type"contains a URI identifying the type. Example:{ "id": 1234, "@type": "types.example.com/standard/id" }.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-07-23 UTC."],[],[],null,["# REST Resource: operations\n\n- [Resource: Operation](#Operation)\n - [JSON representation](#Operation.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [Status](#Status)\n - [JSON representation](#Status.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [Methods](#METHODS_SUMMARY)\n\nResource: Operation\n-------------------\n\nThis resource represents a long-running operation that is the result of a network API call.\n\n| JSON representation |\n|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"name\": string, \"metadata\": { \"@type\": string, field1: ..., ... }, \"done\": boolean, // Union field `result` can be only one of the following: \"error\": { object (/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/operations#Status) }, \"response\": { \"@type\": string, field1: ..., ... } // End of list of possible types for union field `result`. } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `name` | `string` The server-assigned name, which is only unique within the same service that originally returns it. If you use the default HTTP mapping, the `name` should be a resource name ending with `operations/{unique_id}`. |\n| `metadata` | `object` Service-specific metadata associated with the operation. It typically contains progress information and common metadata such as create time. Some services might not provide such metadata. Any method that returns a long-running operation should document the metadata type, if any. An object containing fields of an arbitrary type. An additional field `\"@type\"` contains a URI identifying the type. Example: `{ \"id\": 1234, \"@type\": \"types.example.com/standard/id\" }`. |\n| `done` | `boolean` If the value is `false`, it means the operation is still in progress. If `true`, the operation is completed, and either `error` or `response` is available. |\n| Union field `result`. The operation result, which can be either an `error` or a valid `response`. If `done` == `false`, neither `error` nor `response` is set. If `done` == `true`, exactly one of `error` or `response` can be set. Some services might not provide the result. `result` can be only one of the following: ||\n| `error` | `object (`[Status](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/operations#Status)`)` The error result of the operation in case of failure or cancellation. |\n| `response` | `object` The normal, successful response of the operation. If the original method returns no data on success, such as `Delete`, the response is `google.protobuf.Empty`. If the original method is standard `Get`/`Create`/`Update`, the response should be the resource. For other methods, the response should have the type `XxxResponse`, where `Xxx` is the original method name. For example, if the original method name is `TakeSnapshot()`, the inferred response type is `TakeSnapshotResponse`. An object containing fields of an arbitrary type. An additional field `\"@type\"` contains a URI identifying the type. Example: `{ \"id\": 1234, \"@type\": \"types.example.com/standard/id\" }`. |\n\nStatus\n------\n\nThe `Status` type defines a logical error model that is suitable for different programming environments, including REST APIs and RPC APIs. It is used by [gRPC](https://github.com/grpc). Each `Status` message contains three pieces of data: error code, error message, and error details.\n\nYou can find out more about this error model and how to work with it in the [API Design Guide](https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/errors).\n\n| JSON representation |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"code\": integer, \"message\": string, \"details\": [ { \"@type\": string, field1: ..., ... } ] } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `code` | `integer` The status code, which should be an enum value of `google.rpc.Code`. |\n| `message` | `string` A developer-facing error message, which should be in English. Any user-facing error message should be localized and sent in the [google.rpc.Status.details](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/operations#Status.FIELDS.details) field, or localized by the client. |\n| `details[]` | `object` A list of messages that carry the error details. There is a common set of message types for APIs to use. An object containing fields of an arbitrary type. An additional field `\"@type\"` contains a URI identifying the type. Example: `{ \"id\": 1234, \"@type\": \"types.example.com/standard/id\" }`. |\n\n| Methods ------- ||\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|\n| ### [get](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/operations/get) | Gets the latest state of a long-running operation. |"]]
