Google Drive - Get file metadata

Use the Google Drive - Get file metadata action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. to retrieve and store metadata of a specified file in Google Drive. For more information about the Google Drive connector, see Google Drive.

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Configure the Google Drive - Get file metadata action

Important: Before inserting variables in the action configuration, you must manually type or select the values and populate other dependent fields in order to retrieve the output data. Once configured, you can insert variables to the required fields.

  1. Open the action in the configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action. Drag the Google Drive - Get file metadata action to the designer canvas.

  2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection on the Connections page. See the Google Drive connector page for details on creating a Google Drive connection.
  3. Select the Drive you want.
  4. Select a source type. The option presented is dependent on the source type selected:
    1. In File path, type the path of the file you want to retrieve the metadata of. You can also browse the folder structure using the browse icon ().
    2. In File ID, type the ID of the file you want to retrieve the metadata of.
  5. Select or create a variable for the Result output.

Google Drive - Get file metadata action fields and settings

Section Field Description Variable types
(unlabeled) Connection Credentials and other settings required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

Google Drive connection that contains the file, whose metadata you want to retrieve.

To refresh the available connections, click Refresh.

 (n/a)
  Drive Select the drive where the file is stored. Text
  Select a source type

Select a source type which will be used to retrieve the file metadata.

  • File Ppath

  • File ID

Boolean
  File path The path of the file you want to retrieve the metadata of. You can also browse the folder structure using the browse icon (). Text
  File ID The ID of the file you want to retrieve the metadata of.

The file ID can be retrieved by using the Google Drive - Get file metadata action's ID output .

  
Output

Result

Stores the result of the action in an object with the following variables:

  • ID: The ID of the file.
  • Parent ID: The ID of the folder the file is in.
  • Drive ID: ID of the shared drive the file resides in.
  • Name: The name of the file.
  • Path: The path of the file.
  • Created On: The date the file was created.
  • Download Link: Short lived download URL for the file.
  • Is Folder: Boolean variable for if it's a folder.
  • MIME Type: The MIME type of the file.
  • Modified On: The last date the file was modified.
  • Modified By (Email): The email of the user who last modified the file.
  • Modified By (Display Name): The display name of the user who last modified the file.
  • Size (bytes): The size of the file.
  • Starred: Boolean value for if the file is starred.
  • Trashed: Boolean value for if the file is trashed.
  • View Link: A link only available on public folders for viewing their static web assets.

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