Drive API . children

Instance Methods

close()

Close httplib2 connections.

delete(folderId, childId, enforceSingleParent=None)

Removes a child from a folder.

get(folderId, childId)

Gets a specific child reference.

insert(folderId, body=None, enforceSingleParent=None, supportsAllDrives=None, supportsTeamDrives=None)

Inserts a file into a folder.

list(folderId, maxResults=None, orderBy=None, pageToken=None, q=None)

Lists a folder's children.

list_next(previous_request, previous_response)

Retrieves the next page of results.

Method Details

close()
Close httplib2 connections.
delete(folderId, childId, enforceSingleParent=None)
Removes a child from a folder.

Args:
  folderId: string, The ID of the folder. (required)
  childId: string, The ID of the child. (required)
  enforceSingleParent: boolean, Deprecated. If an item is not in a shared drive and its last parent is deleted but the item itself is not, the item will be placed under its owner's root.
get(folderId, childId)
Gets a specific child reference.

Args:
  folderId: string, The ID of the folder. (required)
  childId: string, The ID of the child. (required)

Returns:
  An object of the form:

    { # A reference to a folder's child.
  "childLink": "A String", # A link to the child.
  "id": "A String", # The ID of the child.
  "kind": "drive#childReference", # This is always drive#childReference.
  "selfLink": "A String", # A link back to this reference.
}
insert(folderId, body=None, enforceSingleParent=None, supportsAllDrives=None, supportsTeamDrives=None)
Inserts a file into a folder.

Args:
  folderId: string, The ID of the folder. (required)
  body: object, The request body.
    The object takes the form of:

{ # A reference to a folder's child.
  "childLink": "A String", # A link to the child.
  "id": "A String", # The ID of the child.
  "kind": "drive#childReference", # This is always drive#childReference.
  "selfLink": "A String", # A link back to this reference.
}

  enforceSingleParent: boolean, Deprecated. Adding files to multiple folders is no longer supported. Use shortcuts instead.
  supportsAllDrives: boolean, Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.
  supportsTeamDrives: boolean, Deprecated use supportsAllDrives instead.

Returns:
  An object of the form:

    { # A reference to a folder's child.
  "childLink": "A String", # A link to the child.
  "id": "A String", # The ID of the child.
  "kind": "drive#childReference", # This is always drive#childReference.
  "selfLink": "A String", # A link back to this reference.
}
list(folderId, maxResults=None, orderBy=None, pageToken=None, q=None)
Lists a folder's children.

Args:
  folderId: string, The ID of the folder. (required)
  maxResults: integer, Maximum number of children to return.
  orderBy: string, A comma-separated list of sort keys. Valid keys are 'createdDate', 'folder', 'lastViewedByMeDate', 'modifiedByMeDate', 'modifiedDate', 'quotaBytesUsed', 'recency', 'sharedWithMeDate', 'starred', and 'title'. Each key sorts ascending by default, but may be reversed with the 'desc' modifier. Example usage: ?orderBy=folder,modifiedDate desc,title. Please note that there is a current limitation for users with approximately one million files in which the requested sort order is ignored.
  pageToken: string, Page token for children.
  q: string, Query string for searching children.

Returns:
  An object of the form:

    { # A list of children of a file.
  "etag": "A String", # The ETag of the list.
  "items": [ # The list of children. If nextPageToken is populated, then this list may be incomplete and an additional page of results should be fetched.
    { # A reference to a folder's child.
      "childLink": "A String", # A link to the child.
      "id": "A String", # The ID of the child.
      "kind": "drive#childReference", # This is always drive#childReference.
      "selfLink": "A String", # A link back to this reference.
    },
  ],
  "kind": "drive#childList", # This is always drive#childList.
  "nextLink": "A String", # A link to the next page of children.
  "nextPageToken": "A String", # The page token for the next page of children. This will be absent if the end of the children list has been reached. If the token is rejected for any reason, it should be discarded, and pagination should be restarted from the first page of results.
  "selfLink": "A String", # A link back to this list.
}
list_next(previous_request, previous_response)
Retrieves the next page of results.

Args:
  previous_request: The request for the previous page. (required)
  previous_response: The response from the request for the previous page. (required)

Returns:
  A request object that you can call 'execute()' on to request the next
  page. Returns None if there are no more items in the collection.