Drive manifest resource

  • Resource configuration used to define Google Workspace add-on content and behavior within Google Drive.

  • Google Workspace add-on manifests must have all required components if they extend Drive.

  • The manifest includes configurations for a homepage trigger and an on items selected trigger.

  • The onItemsSelectedTrigger is required for add-on behavior triggered by user selection of items in Drive.

  • The runFunction field within onItemsSelectedTrigger specifies the function to execute when items are selected.

The resource configuration used to define Google Workspace add-on content and behavior within Google Drive. Google Workspace add-on manifests must include all components marked as Required if they extend Drive.

Drive

The Google Workspace add-on manifest configuration for Google Drive extensions. See Extending Drive with Google Workspace add-ons for more information.

JSON representation 
{
  "homepageTrigger": {
    object (HomepageTrigger)
  },
  "onItemsSelectedTrigger": {
    object (OnItemsSelectedTrigger)
  }
}
Fields
homepageTrigger

object (HomepageTrigger)

The trigger function for the add-on homepage in the Drive host. This overrides addOns.common.homepageTrigger.

onItemsSelectedTrigger

object (OnItemsSelectedTrigger)

Required to provide add-on behavior triggered by user selection of items in Drive. The contextual trigger function for item selections in Google Drive.

OnItemsSelectedTrigger

A configuration for a contextual trigger that fires when a user selects files or folders in Google Drive. See Drive contextual interface for items selected for details.

JSON representation 
{
  "runFunction": string
}
Fields
runFunction

string

The name of the function to run when files or folders are selected in Google Drive. The function must return an array of Card objects for the UI.