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Google Drive Shared Drive operations#

Use this operation to create, delete, get, and update shared drives in Google Drive. Refer to Google Drive for more information on the Google Drive node itself.

Create a shared drive#

Use this operation to create a new shared drive.

Enter these parameters:

  • Credential to connect with: Create or select an existing Google Drive credentials.
  • Resource: Select Shared Drive.
  • Operation: Select Create.
  • Name: The name to use for the new shared drive.

Options#

  • Capabilities: The capabilities to set for the new shared drive (see REST Resources: drives | Google Drive for more details):
    • Can Add Children: Whether the current user can add children to folders in this shared drive.
    • Can Change Copy Requires Writer Permission Restriction: Whether the current user can change the copyRequiresWriterPermission restriction on this shared drive.
    • Can Change Domain Users Only Restriction: Whether the current user can change the domainUsersOnly restriction on this shared drive.
    • Can Change Drive Background: Whether the current user can change the background on this shared drive.
    • Can Change Drive Members Only Restriction: Whether the current user can change the driveMembersOnly restriction on this shared drive.
    • Can Comment: Whether the current user can comment on files in this shared drive.
    • Can Copy: Whether the current user can copy files in this shared drive.
    • Can Delete Children: Whether the current user can delete children from folders in this shared drive.
    • Can Delete Drive: Whether the current user can delete this shared drive. This operation may still fail if there are items not in the trash in the shared drive.
    • Can Download: Whether the current user can download files from this shared drive.
    • Can Edit: Whether the current user can edit files from this shared drive.
    • Can List Children: Whether the current user can list the children of folders in this shared drive.
    • Can Manage Members: Whether the current user can add, remove, or change the role of members of this shared drive.
    • Can Read Revisions: Whether the current user can read the revisions resource of files in this shared drive.
    • Can Rename Drive: Whether the current user can rename this shared drive.
    • Can Share: Whether the current user can share files or folders in this shared drive.
    • Can Trash Children: Whether the current user can trash children from folders in this shared drive.
  • Color RGB: The color of this shared drive as an RGB hex string.
  • Hidden: Whether to hide this shared drive in the default view.
  • Restrictions: Restrictions to add to this shared drive (see REST Resources: drives | Google Drive for more details):
    • Admin Managed Restrictions: When enabled, restrictions here will override the similarly named fields to true for any file inside of this shared drive.
    • Copy Requires Writer Permission: Whether the options to copy, print, or download files inside this shared drive should be disabled for readers and commenters.
    • Domain Users Only: Whether to restrict access to this shared drive and items inside this shared drive to users of the domain to which this shared drive belongs.
    • Drive Members Only: Whether to restrict access to items inside this shared drive to its members.

Refer to the Method: drives.insert | Google Drive API documentation for more information.

Delete a shared drive#

Use this operation to delete a shared drive.

Enter these parameters:

  • Credential to connect with: Create or select an existing Google Drive credentials.
  • Resource: Select Shared Drive.
  • Operation: Select Delete.
  • Shared Drive: Choose the shared drive want to delete.
    • Select From list to choose the title from the dropdown list, By URL to enter the URL of the drive, or By ID to enter the driveId.
    • You can find the driveId in the URL for the shared Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/driveID.

Refer to the Method: drives.delete | Google Drive API documentation for more information.

Get a shared drive#

Use this operation to get a shared drive.

Enter these parameters:

  • Credential to connect with: Create or select an existing Google Drive credentials.
  • Resource: Select Shared Drive.
  • Operation: Select Get.
  • Shared Drive: Choose the shared drive want to get.
    • Select From list to choose the title from the dropdown list, By URL to enter the URL of the drive, or By ID to enter the driveId.
    • You can find the driveId in the URL for the shared Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/driveID.

Options#

  • Use Domain Admin Access: Whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. When enabled, grants the requester access if they're an administrator of the domain to which the shared drive belongs.

Refer to the Method: drives.get | Google Drive API documentation for more information.

Get many shared drives#

Use this operation to get many shared drives.

Enter these parameters:

  • Credential to connect with: Create or select an existing Google Drive credentials.
  • Resource: Select Shared Drive.
  • Operation: Select Get Many.
  • Return All: Choose whether to return all results or only up to a given limit.
  • Limit: The maximum number of items to return when Return All is disabled.
  • Shared Drive: Choose the shared drive want to get.
    • Select From list to choose the title from the dropdown list, By URL to enter the URL of the drive, or By ID to enter the driveId.
    • You can find the driveId in the URL for the shared Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/driveID.

Options#

  • Query: The query string to use to search for shared drives. See Search for shared drives | Google Drive for more information.
  • Use Domain Admin Access: Whether to issue the request as a domain administrator. When enabled, grants the requester access if they're an administrator of the domain to which the shared drive belongs.

Refer to the Method: drives.get | Google Drive API documentation for more information.

Update a shared drive#

Use this operation to update a shared drive.

Enter these parameters:

  • Credential to connect with: Create or select an existing Google Drive credentials.
  • Resource: Select Shared Drive.
  • Operation: Select Update.
  • Shared Drive: Choose the shared drive you want to update.
    • Select From list to choose the drive from the dropdown list, By URL to enter the URL of the drive, or By ID to enter the driveId.
    • You can find the driveId in the URL for the shared Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/driveID.

Update Fields#

  • Color RGB: The color of this shared drive as an RGB hex string.
  • Name: The updated name for the shared drive.
  • Restrictions: Restrictions for this shared drive (see REST Resources: drives | Google Drive for more details):
    • Admin Managed Restrictions: When enabled, restrictions here will override the similarly named fields to true for any file inside of this shared drive.
    • Copy Requires Writer Permission: Whether the options to copy, print, or download files inside this shared drive should be disabled for readers and commenters.
    • Domain Users Only: Whether to restrict access to this shared drive and items inside this shared drive to users of the domain to which this shared drive belongs.
    • Drive Members Only: Whether to restrict access to items inside this shared drive to its members.

Refer to the Method: drives.update | Google Drive API documentation for more information.