Method: files.watch

Subscribes to changes to a file.

HTTP request

POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/watch

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
fileId

string

The ID for the file in question.

Query parameters

Parameters
supportsAllDrives

boolean

Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.
supportsTeamDrives
(deprecated)

boolean

Deprecated: Use supportsAllDrives instead.
acknowledgeAbuse

boolean

Whether the user is acknowledging the risk of downloading known malware or other abusive files. This is only applicable when the alt parameter is set to media and the user is the owner of the file or an organizer of the shared drive in which the file resides.
includePermissionsForView

string

Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only published is supported.
revisionId

string

Specifies the Revision ID that should be downloaded. Ignored unless alt=media is specified.
updateViewedDate
(deprecated)

boolean

Deprecated: Use files.update with modifiedDateBehavior=noChange, updateViewedDate=true and an empty request body.
projection
(deprecated)

enum (Projection)

Deprecated: This parameter has no function.
includeLabels

string

A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the labelInfo part of the response.

Request body

The request body contains an instance of Channel.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of Channel.

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly

Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.