If by “drive’s url” you mean the shareable link of a file on Google Drive, then the following might help: import requests def download_file_from_google_drive(id, destination): URL = “https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download” session = requests.Session() response = session.get(URL, params = { ‘id’ : id }, stream = True) token = get_confirm_token(response) if token: params = { ‘id’ : id, … Read more
Do not mix DriveId with ResourceId. Both look like strings, but DriveId is different from ResourceId. See SO 21800257. Also, ResourceId is not immediately available, see SO 22874657. DriveId usually looks like: “DriveId:CAESHDBCMW1RVblahblahblahblahMYjAUgssy8yYFRTTNKRU55” whereas ResourceId is more like: “UW2ablahblaghblahNy00Ums0B1mQ” UPDATE: Since so many developers fight this issue, I’ll try to elaborate as deep as my … Read more
November 2021 You can use gdown. Consider also visiting that page for full instructions; this is just a summary and the source repo may have more up-to-date instructions. Instructions Install it with the following command: pip install gdown After that, you can download any file from Google Drive by running one of these commands: gdown … Read more
You can programmatically import data from a csv file in your Drive into an existing Google Sheet using Google Apps Script, replacing/appending data as needed. Below is some sample code. It assumes that: a) you have a designated folder in your Drive where the CSV file is saved/uploaded to; b) the CSV file is named … Read more
Edit: Claudio Cherubino says that Google Play Services is now available and will make this process a lot easier. However, there’s no sample code available (yet, he says it’s coming soon… they said Google Play Services was “coming soon” 4 months ago, so there’s a good chance this answer will continue to be the only … Read more
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.
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
One thing you could do (this of course depends on what you are trying to accomplish) is: Store the necessary information (i.e. like a loop counter) in a spreadsheet or another permanent store(i.e. ScriptProperties). Have your script terminate every five minutes or so. Set up a time driven trigger to run the script every five … Read more
One thing you could do (this of course depends on what you are trying to accomplish) is: Store the necessary information (i.e. like a loop counter) in a spreadsheet or another permanent store(i.e. ScriptProperties). Have your script terminate every five minutes or so. Set up a time driven trigger to run the script every five … Read more
This can be done with the Oauth2 Playground at https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground Steps:- Create the Google Account (eg. my.drive.app@gmail.com) – Or skip this step if you are using an existing account. Use the API console to register the mydriveapp (https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials/oauthclient?project=mydriveapp or just https://console.developers.google.com/apis/) Create a new set of credentials. Credentials/Create Credentials/OAuth Client Id then select Web application … Read more