google-drive-api
Get shared link through Google Drive API
You can use the alternateLink property in the File resource to get a link that can be shared for opening the file in the relevant Google editor or viewer: https://developers.google.com/drive/v2/reference/files Update [With API V3](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/files it is suggested to use the webViewLink property.
How do I display images from Google Drive on a website?
Use the ‘Get Link’ option in Google Drive to get the URL. Use <img> tag in HTML and paste the link in there. Change Open? in the URL to uc?.
Colaboratory: Can I access to my Google drive folder and file?
Here’s an example of using a FUSE Drive interface to access your Drive files like local files: https://colab.research.google.com/notebook#fileId=1srw_HFWQ2SMgmWIawucXfusGzrj1_U0q In short: # Load the Drive helper and mount from google.colab import drive drive.mount(‘/content/drive’) After executing the code above, your Drive files will be present in /content/drive/My Drive. I’m guessing you also found the bundled example I/O … Read more
Google Drive API v3 Migration
First, read the official docs: v2 to v3 reference | Drive API v3 versus v2 | Migrate to v3 Download Download has changed. The field downloadUrl does not exist anymore. Now, it can be achieved with this: service.files().get(fileId).executeMediaAndDownloadTo(outputStream); I tried the new field webContentLink but it returns HTML content, instead of the file’s content. In … Read more
What is the limit on Google Drive API usage?
To view your allowed quota please create a project in the Google APIs Console. In the “Service” tab, the default quota allowed for each service is indicated. Currently for the Drive API it reads “Courtesy limit: 1,000,000,000 queries/day”. It’s a per app quota. After you’ve enabled the Drive API you can also set a per … Read more
Displaying files (e.g. images) stored in Google Drive on a website
A workaround is to get the fileId with Google Drive SDK API and then using this Url: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id={fileId} That will be a permanent link to your file in Google Drive (image or anything else). Note: this link seems to be subject to quotas. So not ideal for public/massive sharing.
How do I search sub-folders and sub-sub-folders in Google Drive?
EDIT: April 2020 Google have announced that multi-parent files is being disabled from September 2020. This alters the narrative below and means option 2 is no longer an option. It might be possible to implement Option 2 using shortcuts. I will update this answer further as I test the new restrictions/features We are all used … Read more