Popular Google Drive tools
- Search for files and folders using Drive query syntax — Search for files and folders in Google Drive using query syntax. Example: “name contains ‘report’”.
- Get metadata for a file — Get detailed metadata for a file in Google Drive.
- Download a file. For Google Workspace files, exports to specified format. — Download a file from Google Drive. For Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides), exports to the specified format.
- Upload a file to Drive — Upload a file to Google Drive. Content must be base64-encoded. Uses multipart upload.
- Create a new folder — Create a new folder in Google Drive.
- Share a file with users or make it public — Share a file or folder in Google Drive with specific users or make it publicly accessible.
- Move a file to a different folder — Move a file to a different folder in Google Drive.
- Create a copy of a file — Create a copy of a file in Google Drive.
- Move a file to trash — Move a file to the trash in Google Drive (does not permanently delete).
- Create a new file from text content — Create a new file in Google Drive from plain text content.