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Google Drive

Search, read, download, upload, and manage Google Drive files through the Drive API Discovery document.

Install
caplets install spiritledsoftware/caplets google-drive

Inspect before installing

  • Can change external servicesThis Caplet may perform mutating operations against an external service.
  • Authentication requiredThis Caplet needs credentials or an auth flow before use.
CAPLET.md

Frontmatter

FieldValue
nameGoogle Drive
descriptionSearch, read, download, upload, and manage Google Drive files through the Drive API Discovery document.
avoidWhenPrefer repository files when the task concerns local project state.
tagsgoogle, drive, files
catalog.iconhttps://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/product/2x/drive_2020q4_48dp.png
googleDiscoveryApi.discoveryUrlhttps://www.googleapis.com/discovery/v1/apis/drive/v3/rest
googleDiscoveryApi.includeOperationsdrive.files.list, drive.files.get, drive.files.export, drive.files.download, drive.files.create, drive.files.update, drive.files.copy, drive.files.delete, drive.files.generateIds
googleDiscoveryApi.auth.typeoauth2
googleDiscoveryApi.auth.issuerhttps://accounts.google.com
googleDiscoveryApi.auth.clientId$vault:GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
googleDiscoveryApi.auth.clientSecret$vault:GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET
googleDiscoveryApi.auth.scopeshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file

Google Drive

File discovery

Search accessible metadata first by name, owner, MIME type, folder, modified time, or shared-drive context. Confirm the exact file ID before reading, downloading, updating, moving, trashing, or deleting. Read or download only the files needed for the operator's task, and consider creating a new file or draft copy before overwriting an existing shared document.

Access boundary and limits

  • Drive files can contain private, shared, or regulated information. Keep reads narrow and summaries limited to what is needed.
  • The restricted drive.file OAuth scope covers files the app created and files the user explicitly opens or grants to the app; it does not provide unrestricted Drive-wide access.
  • This Caplet does not expose Drive-wide sharing, permissions, comments, approvals, shared-drive administration, or trash-emptying operations. Those operations require a private variant.