- HTTP request
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response body
- Authorization scopes
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Exports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported byte content. For more information, see Download and export files .
Note that the exported content is limited to 10 MB.
HTTP request
GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/export
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
fileId
|
The ID of the file. |
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
mimeType
|
Required. The MIME type of the format requested for this export. For a list of supported MIME types, see Export MIME types for Google Workspace documents . |
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, this method returns the file content as bytes.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonly -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide .
