Allows scripts to create, find, and modify files and folders in Google Drive.
// Log the name of every file in the user's Drive.
var files = DriveApp.getFiles();
while (files.hasNext()) {
var file = files.next();
Logger.log(file.getName());
}
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Access | Access | An enum representing classes of users who can access a file or folder, besides any individual users who have been explicitly given access. |
Permission | Permission | An enum representing the permissions granted to users who can access a file or folder, besides any individual users who have been explicitly given access. |
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
addFile(child) | Folder | Adds the given file to the root of the user's Drive. |
addFolder(child) | Folder | Adds the given folder to the root of the user's Drive. |
continueFileIterator(continuationToken) | FileIterator | Resumes a file iteration using a continuation token from a previous iterator. |
continueFolderIterator(continuationToken) | FolderIterator | Resumes a folder iteration using a continuation token from a previous iterator. |
createFile(blob) | File | Creates a file in the root of the user's Drive from a given Blob of arbitrary data. |
createFile(name, content) | File | Creates a text file in the root of the user's Drive with the given name and contents. |
createFile(name, content, mimeType) | File | Creates a file in the root of the user's Drive with the given name, contents, and MIME type. |
createFolder(name) | Folder | Creates a folder in the root of the user's Drive with the given name. |
getFileById(id) | File | Gets the file with the given ID. |
getFiles() | FileIterator | Gets a collection of all files in the user's Drive. |
getFilesByName(name) | FileIterator | Gets a collection of all files in the user's Drive that have the given name. |
getFilesByType(mimeType) | FileIterator | Gets a collection of all files in the user's Drive that have the given MIME type. |
getFolderById(id) | Folder | Gets the folder with the given ID. |
getFolders() | FolderIterator | Gets a collection of all folders in the user's Drive. |
getFoldersByName(name) | FolderIterator | Gets a collection of all folders in the user's Drive that have the given name. |
getRootFolder() | Folder | Gets the folder at the root of the user's Drive. |
getStorageLimit() | Integer | Gets the number of bytes the user is allowed to store in Drive. |
getStorageUsed() | Integer | Gets the number of bytes the user is currently storing in Drive. |
getTrashedFiles() | FileIterator | Gets a collection of all the files in the trash of the user's Drive. |
getTrashedFolders() | FolderIterator | Gets a collection of all the folders in the trash of the user's Drive. |
removeFile(child) | Folder | Removes the given file from the root of the user's Drive. |
removeFolder(child) | Folder | Removes the given folder from the root of the user's Drive. |
searchFiles(params) | FileIterator | Gets a collection of all files in the user's Drive that match the given search criteria. |
searchFolders(params) | FolderIterator | Gets a collection of all folders in the user's Drive that match the given search criteria. |
Detailed documentation
addFile(child)
Adds the given file to the root of the user's Drive. This method does not move the file out of its existing parent folder; a file can have more than one parent simultaneously.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
child | File | the child file to add |
Return
Folder — this The new parent of the file added as a child.
addFolder(child)
Adds the given folder to the root of the user's Drive. This method does not move the folder out of its existing parent folder; a folder can have more than one parent simultaneously.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
child | Folder | the child folder to add |
Return
Folder — this The new parent of the folder added as a child.
continueFileIterator(continuationToken)
Resumes a file iteration using a continuation token from a previous iterator. This method is useful if processing an iterator in one execution would exceed the maximum execution time. Continuation tokens are generally valid for one week.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
continuationToken | String | a continuation token from a previous file iterator |
Return
FileIterator — a collection of files that remained in a previous iterator when the continuation token
was generated
continueFolderIterator(continuationToken)
Resumes a folder iteration using a continuation token from a previous iterator. This method is useful if processing an iterator in one execution would exceed the maximum execution time. Continuation tokens are generally valid for one week.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
continuationToken | String | a continuation token from a previous folder iterator |
Return
FolderIterator — a collection of folders that remained in a previous iterator when the continuation
token was generated
createFile(blob)
Creates a file in the root of the user's Drive from a given Blob of arbitrary data.
// Create an image file in Google Drive using the Maps service.
var blob = Maps.newStaticMap().setCenter('76 9th Avenue, New York NY').getBlob();
DriveApp.createFile(blob);
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
blob | BlobSource | the data for the new file |
Return
File — the new file
createFile(name, content)
Creates a text file in the root of the user's Drive with the given name and contents. Throws an
exception if content is larger than 50 MB.
// Create a text file with the content "Hello, world!"
DriveApp.createFile('New Text File', 'Hello, world!');
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | the name of the new file |
content | String | the content for the new file |
Return
File — the new file
createFile(name, content, mimeType)
Creates a file in the root of the user's Drive with the given name, contents, and MIME type. Throws
an exception if content is larger than 10MB.
// Create an HTML file with the content "Hello, world!"
DriveApp.createFile('New HTML File', '<b>Hello, world!</b>', MimeType.HTML);
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | the name of the new file |
content | String | the content for the new file |
mimeType | String | the MIME type of the new file |
Return
File — the new file
createFolder(name)
Creates a folder in the root of the user's Drive with the given name.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | the name of the new folder |
Return
Folder — the new folder
getFileById(id)
Gets the file with the given ID. Throws a scripting exception if the file does not exist or the user does not have permission to access it.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | String | the ID of the file |
Return
File — the file with the given ID
getFiles()
Gets a collection of all files in the user's Drive.
Return
FileIterator — a collection of all files in the user's Drive
getFilesByName(name)
Gets a collection of all files in the user's Drive that have the given name.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | the name of the files to find |
Return
FileIterator — a collection of all files in the user's Drive that have the given name
getFilesByType(mimeType)
Gets a collection of all files in the user's Drive that have the given MIME type.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
mimeType | String | the MIME type of the files to find |
Return
FileIterator — a collection of all files in the user's Drive that have the given MIME type
getFolderById(id)
Gets the folder with the given ID. Throws a scripting exception if the folder does not exist or the user does not have permission to access it.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | String | the ID of the folder |
Return
Folder — the folder with the given ID
getFolders()
Gets a collection of all folders in the user's Drive.
Return
FolderIterator — a collection of all folders in the user's Drive
getFoldersByName(name)
Gets a collection of all folders in the user's Drive that have the given name.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | the name of the folders to find |
Return
FolderIterator — a collection of all folders in the user's Drive that have the given name
getRootFolder()
Gets the folder at the root of the user's Drive.
Return
Folder — the root folder of the user's Drive
getStorageLimit()
Gets the number of bytes the user is allowed to store in Drive.
Return
Integer — the number of bytes the user is allowed to store in Drive
getStorageUsed()
Gets the number of bytes the user is currently storing in Drive.
Return
Integer — the number of bytes the user is currently storing in Drive
getTrashedFiles()
Gets a collection of all the files in the trash of the user's Drive.
Return
FileIterator — a collection of files in the trash
getTrashedFolders()
Gets a collection of all the folders in the trash of the user's Drive.
Return
FolderIterator — a collection of folders in the trash
removeFile(child)
Removes the given file from the root of the user's Drive. This method does not delete the file, but if a file is removed from all of its parents, it cannot be seen in Drive except by searching for it or using the "All items" view.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
child | File | the child file to remove |
Return
Folder — this The previous parent of the child.
removeFolder(child)
Removes the given folder from the root of the user's Drive. This method does not delete the folder or its contents, but if a folder is removed from all of its parents, it cannot be seen in Drive except by searching for it or using the "All items" view.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
child | Folder | the child folder to remove |
Return
Folder — this The previous parent of the child.
searchFiles(params)
Gets a collection of all files in the user's Drive that match the given search
criteria. The search criteria are detailed the Google Drive
SDK documentation. Note that the params argument is a query string that may contain
string values, so take care to escape quotation marks correctly (for example "title
contains 'Gulliver\\'s Travels'" or 'title contains "Gulliver\'s Travels"').
// Log the name of every file in the user's Drive that modified after February 28,
// 2013 whose name contains "untitled".
var files = DriveApp.searchFiles(
'modifiedDate > "2013-02-28" and title contains "untitled"');
while (files.hasNext()) {
var file = files.next();
Logger.log(file.getName());
}
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
params | String | the search criteria, as detailed in the Google Drive SDK documentation |
Return
FileIterator — a collection of all files in the user's Drive that match the search
criteria
searchFolders(params)
Gets a collection of all folders in the user's Drive that match the given search
criteria. The search criteria are detailed the Google Drive
SDK documentation. Note that the params argument is a query string that may contain
string values, so take care to escape quotation marks correctly (for example "title
contains 'Gulliver\\'s Travels'" or 'title contains "Gulliver\'s Travels"').
// Log the name of every folder in the user's Drive that you own and is starred.
var folders = DriveApp.searchFolders('starred = true and "me" in owners');
while (folders.hasNext()) {
var folder = folders.next();
Logger.log(folder.getName());
}
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
params | String | the search criteria, as detailed in the Google Drive SDK documentation |
Return
FolderIterator — a collection of all folders in the user's Drive that match the search
criteria
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