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appA collection of arbitrary key-value pairs which are private to the requesting app. Entries with null values are cleared in update and copy requests. These properties can only be retrieved using an authenticated request. An authenticated request uses an access token obtained with a OAuth 2 client ID. You cannot use an API key to retrieve private properties.
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capabilitiesCapabilities the current user has on this file. Each capability corresponds to a fine-grained action that a user may take.
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contentAdditional information about the content of the file. These fields are never populated in responses.
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indexableOptional
thumbnail?: { Optional
image?: stringOptional
mimeOptional
contentRestrictions for accessing the content of the file. Only populated if such a restriction exists.
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copyWhether the options to copy, print, or download this file, should be disabled for readers and commenters.
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createdThe time at which the file was created (RFC 3339 date-time).
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descriptionA short description of the file.
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driveID of the shared drive the file resides in. Only populated for items in shared drives.
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explicitlyWhether the file has been explicitly trashed, as opposed to recursively trashed from a parent folder.
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exportLinks for exporting Docs Editors files to specific formats.
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fileThe final component of fullFileExtension. This is only available for files with binary content in Google Drive.
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folderThe color for a folder or shortcut to a folder as an RGB hex string. The supported colors are published in the folderColorPalette field of the About resource. If an unsupported color is specified, the closest color in the palette will be used instead.
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fullThe full file extension extracted from the name field. May contain multiple concatenated extensions, such as "tar.gz". This is only available for files with binary content in Google Drive. This is automatically updated when the name field changes, however it is not cleared if the new name does not contain a valid extension.
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hasWhether there are permissions directly on this file. This field is only populated for items in shared drives.
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hasWhether this file has a thumbnail. This does not indicate whether the requesting app has access to the thumbnail. To check access, look for the presence of the thumbnailLink field.
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headThe ID of the file's head revision. This is currently only available for files with binary content in Google Drive.
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iconA static, unauthenticated link to the file's icon.
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idThe ID of the file.
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imageAdditional metadata about image media, if available.
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aperture?: numberOptional
cameraOptional
cameraOptional
colorOptional
exposureOptional
exposureOptional
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flashOptional
focalOptional
height?: numberOptional
isoOptional
lens?: stringOptional
location?: { Optional
altitude?: numberOptional
latitude?: numberOptional
longitude?: numberOptional
maxOptional
meteringOptional
rotation?: numberOptional
sensor?: stringOptional
subjectOptional
time?: stringOptional
whiteOptional
width?: numberOptional
isWhether the file was created or opened by the requesting app.
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kindIdentifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string "drive#file".
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lastThe last user to modify the file.
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linkContains details about the link URLs that clients are using to refer to this item.
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securityOptional
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md5The MD5 checksum for the content of the file. This is only applicable to files with binary content in Google Drive.
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mimeThe MIME type of the file. Google Drive will attempt to automatically detect an appropriate value from uploaded content if no value is provided. The value cannot be changed unless a new revision is uploaded. If a file is created with a Google Doc MIME type, the uploaded content will be imported if possible. The supported import formats are published in the About resource.
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modifiedWhether the file has been modified by this user.
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modifiedThe last time the file was modified by the user (RFC 3339 date-time).
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modifiedThe last time the file was modified by anyone (RFC 3339 date-time). Note that setting modifiedTime will also update modifiedByMeTime for the user.
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nameThe name of the file. This is not necessarily unique within a folder. Note that for immutable items such as the top level folders of shared drives, My Drive root folder, and Application Data folder the name is constant.
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originalThe original filename of the uploaded content if available, or else the original value of the name field. This is only available for files with binary content in Google Drive.
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ownedWhether the user owns the file. Not populated for items in shared drives.
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ownersThe owner of this file. Only certain legacy files may have more than one owner. This field isn't populated for items in shared drives.
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parentsThe IDs of the parent folders which contain the file. If not specified as part of a create request, the file will be placed directly in the user's My Drive folder. If not specified as part of a copy request, the file will inherit any discoverable parents of the source file. Update requests must use the addParents and removeParents parameters to modify the parents list.
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permissionList of permission IDs for users with access to this file.
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permissionsThe full list of permissions for the file. This is only available if the requesting user can share the file. Not populated for items in shared drives.
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propertiesA collection of arbitrary key-value pairs which are visible to all apps. Entries with null values are cleared in update and copy requests.
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quotaThe number of storage quota bytes used by the file. This includes the head revision as well as previous revisions with keepForever enabled.
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resourceA key needed to access the item via a shared link.
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sharedWhether the file has been shared. Not populated for items in shared drives.
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sharedThe time at which the file was shared with the user, if applicable (RFC 3339 date-time).
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sharingThe user who shared the file with the requesting user, if applicable.
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shortcutShortcut file details. Only populated for shortcut files, which have the mimeType field set to application/vnd.google-apps.shortcut.
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targetOptional
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sizeThe size of the file's content in bytes. This is applicable to binary files in Google Drive and Google Docs files.
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spacesThe list of spaces which contain the file. The currently supported values are 'drive', 'appDataFolder' and 'photos'.
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starredWhether the user has starred the file.
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teamDeprecated - use driveId instead.
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thumbnailA short-lived link to the file's thumbnail, if available. Typically lasts on the order of hours. Only populated when the requesting app can access the file's content. If the file isn't shared publicly, the URL returned in Files.thumbnailLink must be fetched using a credentialed request.
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thumbnailThe thumbnail version for use in thumbnail cache invalidation.
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trashedWhether the file has been trashed, either explicitly or from a trashed parent folder. Only the owner may trash a file. The trashed item is excluded from all files.list responses returned for any user who does not own the file. However, all users with access to the file can see the trashed item metadata in an API response. All users with access can copy, download, export, and share the file.
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trashedThe time that the item was trashed (RFC 3339 date-time). Only populated for items in shared drives.
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trashingIf the file has been explicitly trashed, the user who trashed it. Only populated for items in shared drives.
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versionA monotonically increasing version number for the file. This reflects every change made to the file on the server, even those not visible to the user.
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videoAdditional metadata about video media. This may not be available immediately upon upload.
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durationOptional
height?: numberOptional
width?: numberOptional
viewedWhether the file has been viewed by this user.
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viewedThe last time the file was viewed by the user (RFC 3339 date-time).
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viewersDeprecated - use copyRequiresWriterPermission instead.
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webA link for downloading the content of the file in a browser. This is only available for files with binary content in Google Drive.
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webA link for opening the file in a relevant Google editor or viewer in a browser.
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writersWhether users with only writer permission can modify the file's permissions. Not populated for items in shared drives.
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The metadata for a file.