Function reference

Reach out and touch your files

Retrieve metadata on your Drive files so you can act on them

drive_find(): Find files on Google Drive

drive_ls(): List contents of a folder or shared drive

drive_get(): Get Drive files by path or id

drive_reveal(): Add a new column of Drive file information

drive_browse(): Visit Drive file in browser

drive_read_string() drive_read_raw(): Read the content of a Drive file

File creation and deletion

Create or delete Drive files and folders

drive_upload(): Upload into a new Drive file

drive_put(): PUT new media into a Drive file

drive_download(): Download a Drive file

drive_create(): Create a new blank Drive file

drive_mkdir(): Create a Drive folder

drive_cp(): Copy a Drive file

drive_mv(): Move a Drive file

drive_rename(): Rename a Drive file

drive_update(): Update an existing Drive file

drive_trash() drive_untrash(): Move Drive files to or from trash

drive_empty_trash(): Empty Drive Trash

drive_rm(): Delete files from Drive

drive_examples_local() drive_examples_remote() drive_example_local() drive_example_remote(): Example files

View or change the sharing and publishing status of Drive files

drive_publish() drive_unpublish(): Publish native Google files

drive_share() drive_share_anyone(): Share Drive files

drive_reveal(): Add a new column of Drive file information

drive_link(): Retrieve Drive file links

Shared drives

Manipulate and explore shared drives

as_shared_drive(): Coerce to shared drive

is_dribble() no_file() single_file() some_files() confirm_dribble() confirm_single_file() confirm_some_files() is_folder() is_shortcut() is_folder_shortcut() is_native() is_parental() is_mine() is_shared_drive(): Check facts about a dribble

shared_drive_create(): Create a new shared drive

shared_drive_find(): Find shared drives

shared_drive_get(): Get shared drives by name or id

shared_drive_rm(): Delete shared drives

shared_drive_update(): Update a shared drive

shared_drives: Access shared drives

Shortcuts

Similar to local file shortcuts, aliases, or symbolic links

is_dribble() no_file() single_file() some_files() confirm_dribble() confirm_single_file() confirm_some_files() is_folder() is_shortcut() is_folder_shortcut() is_native() is_parental() is_mine() is_shared_drive(): Check facts about a dribble

shortcut_create(): Create a shortcut to a Drive file

shortcut_resolve(): Resolve shortcuts to their targets

Dribble object

Metadata about Drive files is stored in a “Drive tibble” a.k.a. a dribble

dribble: dribble object

as_dribble(): Coerce to a dribble

drive_reveal(): Add a new column of Drive file information

as_id(): drive_id class

is_dribble() no_file() single_file() some_files() confirm_dribble() confirm_single_file() confirm_some_files() is_folder() is_shortcut() is_folder_shortcut() is_native() is_parental() is_mine() is_shared_drive(): Check facts about a dribble

Authorization

Take explicit control of the Google auth status or examine current state

drive_user(): Get info on current user

drive_about(): Get info on Drive capabilities

drive_auth(): Authorize googledrive

drive_deauth(): Suspend authorization

drive_auth_configure() drive_api_key() drive_oauth_client(): Edit and view auth configuration

drive_scopes(): Produce scopes specific to the Drive API

Drive API spec

Summon info about or check input against the Drive API spec

drive_endpoints() drive_endpoint(): List Drive endpoints

drive_extension(): Lookup extension from MIME type

drive_fields() prep_fields(): Request partial resources

drive_mime_type(): Lookup MIME type

expose(): An expose object

Programming around the Drive API

Low-level functions used internally and made available for programming

request_generate(): Build a request for the Google Drive API

request_make() do_request() do_paginated_request(): Make a request for the Google Drive v3 API

drive_auth_configure() drive_api_key() drive_oauth_client(): Edit and view auth configuration

drive_token(): Produce configured token

drive_has_token(): Is there a token on hand?

Package-level configuration

local_drive_quiet() with_drive_quiet(): googledrive configuration