Create third-party shortcuts that are external links to data stored outside of Drive, in a different data store or cloud storage system.

Combine with the Google Picker API to search all files in Google Drive, then return the file name, URL, last modified date, and user.

Let users share files, folders and drives to collaborate on content.

Create complex search queries that return any of the file metadata fields in the Files resource.

Search for files and folders stored in Google Drive.

Download files from Google Drive and Upload files to Google Drive.

Users can also be granted access to individual files inside the shared drive.

Any user with access to a shared drive has access to all files it contains. Shared drive A Google Drive storage location that owns files that multiple users share to collaborate. If your application uses Google Sign-in, it handles the OAuth 2.0 flow and application access tokens. OAuth 2.0 The authorization protocol that Google Drive API requires to authenticate your app users. My Drive can be shared with other users, but ownership of the content remains My Drive A Google Drive storage location that a specific user owns. Integrate with the Drive UI to create and open files within your app. Is an editor-type app, such as a spreadsheet or word processor app, you can Google Drive UI Google's user interface that manages files stored on Google Drive. Google Drive app An app that leverages Google Drive as its storage solution. Google Drive API The REST API that allows you to leverage Google Drive storage from within Space, called My Drive, and the option to access collaborative sharedįolders, called shared drives. These terms define the key components shown in Figure 1: Google Drive Google's cloud file storage service that provides users with a personal storage This diagram shows the relationship between your Google Drive app, Google Drive, and Google Drive API: Figure 1. You can develop applications that integrate with Google Drive, and create robust functionality in your application using Google Drive API. The Google Drive API allows you to create apps that leverage Google Drive cloud storage.

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Note: This is the latest Drive API version v3 documentation.

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