# REST Resource: about

- [Resource: About](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/about#About)
  - [JSON representation](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/about#About.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)
    - [JSON representation](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/about#About.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION.additional_role_info.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)
- [Methods](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/about#METHODS_SUMMARY)

## Resource: About

An item with user information and settings.

| JSON representation |
|---|
| ``` { "importFormats": [ { "source": string, "targets": [ string ] } ], "exportFormats": [ { "source": string, "targets": [ string ] } ], "additionalRoleInfo": [ { "type": string, "roleSets": [ { "additionalRoles": [ string ], "primaryRole": string } ] } ], "features": [ { "featureName": string, "featureRate": number } ], "maxUploadSizes": [ { "type": string, "size": string } ], "folderColorPalette": [ string ], "driveThemes": [ { "id": string, "backgroundImageLink": string, "colorRgb": string } ], "quotaBytesByService": [ { "serviceName": string, "bytesUsed": string } ], "teamDriveThemes": [ { "id": string, "backgroundImageLink": string, "colorRgb": string } ], "name": string, "quotaBytesTotal": string, "quotaBytesUsed": string, "quotaBytesUsedInTrash": string, "largestChangeId": string, "remainingChangeIds": string, "rootFolderId": string, "domainSharingPolicy": string, "kind": string, "permissionId": string, "isCurrentAppInstalled": boolean, "quotaBytesUsedAggregate": string, "user": { object (`https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/User`) }, "etag": string, "languageCode": string, "selfLink": string, "quotaType": string, "canCreateDrives": boolean, "canCreateTeamDrives": boolean } ``` |

| Fields ||
|---|---|
| `importFormats[]` | `object` The allowable import formats. |
| `importFormats[].source` | `string` The imported file's content type to convert from. |
| `importFormats[].targets[]` | `string` The possible content types to convert to. |
| `exportFormats[]` | `object` The allowable export formats. |
| `exportFormats[].source` | `string` The content type to convert from. |
| `exportFormats[].targets[]` | `string` The possible content types to convert to. |
| `additionalRoleInfo[]` | `object` Information about supported additional roles per file type. The most specific type takes precedence. |
| `additionalRoleInfo[].type` | `string` The content type that this additional role info applies to. |
| `additionalRoleInfo[].roleSets[]` | `object` The supported additional roles per primary role. |
| `additionalRoleInfo[].roleSets[].primaryRole` | `string` A primary permission role. |
| `additionalRoleInfo[].roleSets[].additionalRoles[]` | `string` The supported additional roles with the primary role. |
| `features[]` | `object` List of additional features enabled on this account. |
| `features[].featureName` | `string` The name of the feature. |
| `features[].featureRate` | `number` The request limit rate for this feature, in queries per second. |
| `maxUploadSizes[]` | `object` List of max upload sizes for each file type. The most specific type takes precedence. |
| `maxUploadSizes[].type` | `string` The file type. |
| `maxUploadSizes[].size` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` The max upload size for this type. |
| `folderColorPalette[]` | `string` The palette of allowable folder colors as RGB hex strings. |
| `driveThemes[]` | `object` A list of themes that are supported for shared drives. |
| `driveThemes[].id` | `string` The ID of the theme. |
| `driveThemes[].backgroundImageLink` | `string` A link to this theme's background image. |
| `driveThemes[].colorRgb` | `string` The color of this theme as an RGB hex string. |
| `quotaBytesByService[]` | `object` The amount of storage quota used by different Google services. |
| `quotaBytesByService[].serviceName` | `string` The service's name, e.g. DRIVE, GMAIL, or PHOTOS. |
| `quotaBytesByService[].bytesUsed` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` The storage quota bytes used by the service. |
| `teamDriveThemes[] (deprecated)` | `object` > [!WARNING] > This item is deprecated! Deprecated: Use `driveThemes` instead. |
| `teamDriveThemes[] (deprecated).id (deprecated)` | `string` Deprecated: Use `driveThemes/id` instead. |
| `teamDriveThemes[] (deprecated).backgroundImageLink (deprecated)` | `string` Deprecated: Use `driveThemes/backgroundImageLink` instead. |
| `teamDriveThemes[] (deprecated).colorRgb (deprecated)` | `string` Deprecated: Use `driveThemes/colorRgb` instead. |
| `name` | `string` The name of the current user. |
| `quotaBytesTotal` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` The total number of quota bytes. This is only relevant when quotaType is LIMITED. |
| `quotaBytesUsed` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` The number of quota bytes used by Google Drive. |
| `quotaBytesUsedInTrash` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` The number of quota bytes used by trashed items. |
| `largestChangeId` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` The largest change id. |
| `remainingChangeIds` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` The number of remaining change ids, limited to no more than 2500. |
| `rootFolderId` | `string` The id of the root folder. |
| `domainSharingPolicy (deprecated)` | `string` > [!WARNING] > This item is deprecated! Deprecated: Does not granularly represent allowlisted domains or Trust Rules. The domain sharing policy for the current user. Possible values are: - `allowed` - `allowedWithWarning` - `incomingOnly` - `disallowed` Note that if the user is enrolled in Trust Rules, `disallowed` will always be returned. If sharing is restricted to allowlisted domains, either `incomingOnly` or `allowedWithWarning` will be returned, depending on whether receiving files from outside the allowlisted domains is permitted. |
| `kind` | `string` This is always `drive#about`. |
| `permissionId` | `string` The current user's ID as visible in the permissions collection. |
| `isCurrentAppInstalled` | `boolean` A boolean indicating whether the authenticated app is installed by the authenticated user. |
| `quotaBytesUsedAggregate` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` The number of quota bytes used by all Google apps (Drive, Picasa, etc.). |
| `user` | ``object (`https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/User`)`` The authenticated user. |
| `etag` | `string` The ETag of the item. |
| `languageCode` | `string` The user's language or locale code, as defined by BCP 47, with some extensions from Unicode's LDML format (<http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/)>. |
| `selfLink` | `string` A link back to this item. |
| `quotaType` | `string` The type of the user's storage quota. Possible values are: - `LIMITED` - `UNLIMITED` |
| `canCreateDrives` | `boolean` Whether the user can create shared drives. |
| `canCreateTeamDrives (deprecated)` | `boolean` > [!WARNING] > This item is deprecated! Deprecated: Use `canCreateDrives` instead. |

| ## Methods ||
|---|---|
| ### `https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/about/get` | Gets the information about the current user along with Drive API settings |