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API documentation — Google Drive (Google Workspace)
Checked for Google Drive (Google Workspace) on 1 Nov 2026
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- https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/about-sdk
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- 1 Nov 2026, 10:47 UTC
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Drive API purpose Report an error
“The Google Drive API lets you create apps that use Google Drive cloud storage. You can develop applications that integrate with Drive, and create robust functionality in your application using the Drive API.”
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Protocol Report an error
“The REST API that lets you use Drive storage from within your app.”
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Auth Report an error
“OAuth 2.0 The authorization protocol that the Drive API requires to authenticate your app users. If your application uses Sign In With Google, it handles the OAuth 2.0 flow and application access tokens.”
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File upload download Report an error
“Download files from Drive and upload files to Drive.”
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Search files Report an error
“Search for files and folders stored in Drive. Create complex search queries that return any of the file metadata fields in the files resource.”
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Sharing Report an error
“Let users share files, folders, and drives to collaborate on content.”
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Picker integration Report an error
“Combine with the Google Picker API to search all files in Drive, then return the filename, URL, last modified date, and user.”
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Third party shortcuts Report an error
“Create third-party shortcuts that are external links to data stored outside of Drive, in a different datastore or cloud storage system.”
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App data folder Report an error
“Create a dedicated Drive folder to store application-specific data so the app cannot access all the user's content stored in Drive.”
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Events Report an error
“Monitor or respond to file activity using Google Drive events.”
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UI integration Report an error
“Integrate your Drive-integrated app with the Drive UI using the Google Drive UI. It's Google's standard web UI that you can use to create, organize, discover, and share Drive files.”
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Labels Report an error
“Apply labels to Drive files, set label field values, read label field values on files, and search for files using label metadata terms defined by the custom label taxonomy.”
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UI integration editor apps Report an error
“If your app is an editor-type app, such as a spreadsheet or word processor, you can integrate with the Drive UI to create and open files within your app.”
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Shared drives Report an error
“A Drive storage location that owns files that multiple users collaborate on. Any user with access to a shared drive has access to all files it contains.”
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Picker API Report an error
“Google Picker API Overview Integrate the Google Picker into web apps Integrate the Google Picker into desktop and mobile apps”
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My drive ownership Report an error
“My Drive A Drive storage location that a specific user owns. Files stored on My Drive can be shared with other users, but ownership of the content remains specific to an individual user.”
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