GET/POST requests Google Drive API

google-drive-api

I learning currently Google Drive API and developing program in Qt C + + (using OAuth2), so I need to build queries, but I'm not found how to do it.

For example, if I make a request – https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo?access_token=MY_ACCESS_TOKEN, everything is working OK – I get the reply.

Question is: how to make a SIMILAR request for the Google Drive?

1) how can I get a list of folders and files

2) how can I create a folder / file
etc.

For example, in a POST request
"https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v1/files&title=pets&mimeType=application/vnd.google-apps.folder"

I get

"error": {
"errors": [{
"domain": "global",
"reason": "parseError",
"message": "Parse Error"
}
],
"code": 400,
"message": "Parse Error"
}
}

how to get a list of folders and files, for example, etc., I do not understand

Any opinions/examples are welcome!

thanks in advance

Best Answer

Unfortunately, the Drive API doesn't let you list folders or files. The only way to retrieve a file is by integrating with the Drive web UI or showing a Google Picker to your user (web app only).

Once you have a File ID, you can simply send an authorized GET request to the drive.files.get endpoint:

GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v1/files/id

To insert a file (or a folder), the File's metadata is to be included in the request body, not as query parameter:

POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v1/files
Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS_TOKEN}
Content-Type: application/json
...
{
  "title": "pets",
  "parentsCollection": [{"id":"0ADK06pfg"}]
  "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
}

In the example above, the mimeType specifies that the resource being inserted is a folder. Change the mimeType to your application MIME type when inserting a file.

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Ok I got it. The answer can be found here: https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2WebServer#offline

First You have to make an Auth request

    <form method="POST" action="https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth">
        <input type="hidden" name="scope" value="[YOUR SCOPE]"/>
        <input type="hidden" name="client_id" value="[YOUR CLIENT ID]"/>
        <input type="hidden" name="response_type" value="code"/>
        <input type="hidden" name="redirect_uri" value="[YOUR RETURN URL]"/>
        <input type="hidden" name="access_type" value="offline"/>
        <input type="submit"/>
    </form>

Then you will get a 'code' to your return_url

Then you need to exchange the code to access_token and refresh_token

        <form method="POST" action="https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token">
            <input type="text" name="code" value="[CODE YOU GOT IN PREV STEP]"/>
            <input type="hidden" name="client_id" value="[YOUR CLIENT ID]"/>
            <input type="hidden" name="client_secret" value="YOUR CLIENT SECRET"/>
            <input type="hidden" name="grant_type" value="authorization_code"/>
            <input type="hidden" name="redirect_uri" value="YOUR REDIRECT URL"/>
            <input type="submit"/>
        </form>

As a result of this you will bet response like:

{
  "access_token" : "[HERE YOU ACCESS TOKEN]",
  "token_type" : "Bearer",
  "expires_in" : 3600,
  "id_token" : "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImRiMjBlNWMwZGU1YWI0MGRjNTU5ODBkM2EzYmZlNDdlOGM2NGM5YjAifQ.eyJpc3MiOiJhY2NvdW50cy5nb29nbGUuY29tIiwiY2lkIjoiMjQ2ODg5NjU3NDg2LmFwcHMuZ29vZ2xldXNlcmNvbnRlbnQuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoiMjQ2ODg5NjU3NDg2LmFwcHMuZ29vZ2xldXNlcmNvbnRlbnQuY29tIiwidG9rZW5faGFzaCI6IjRURGtlQ0MzVWRPZHoyd2k1N2RnaUEiLCJpZCI6IjExNTI0MDk1NDM0Njg1NTU4NjE2MSIsImlhdCI6MTM1MzQwNDQ3MCwiZXhwIjoxMzUzNDA4MzcwfQ.Va98sh9LvMEIWxpRMFkcuFqtDAUfJLN5M__oJyjvmIxQR9q2NUIoocyjqbNyXc7as_ePQYiUjajx0SCumtR4Zhv-exeJfrKA_uMmJTe7jWhK6K2R3JQ2-aIZNnehpEuhYZBXgLhzYz1mlFrLqQTdV6LjDhRPDH-ol4UKWXfbAVE",
  "refresh_token" : "[HERE YOUR REFRESH TOKEN]"
}

Now you can store these tokens in your application and use for unlimited time refreshing the access_token every 3600 secs

            <form method="POST" action="https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token">
                <input type="text" name="refresh_token" value="[YOUR REFRESH TOKEN]"/>
                <input type="hidden" name="client_id" value="[YOUR CLIENT ID]"/>
                <input type="hidden" name="client_secret" value="[YOUR CLIENT SECRET]"/>
                <input type="hidden" name="grant_type" value="refresh_token"/>
                <input type="submit"/>
            </form>

And each time you make this request you will get a new access_token

{
  "access_token" : "[NEW ACCESS TOKEN]",
  "token_type" : "Bearer",
  "expires_in" : 3600,
  "id_token" : "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImRiMjBlNWMwZGU1YWI0MGRjNTU5ODBkM2EzYmZlNDdlOGM2NGM5YjAifQ.eyJpc3MiOiJhY2NvdW50cy5nb29nbGUuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoiMjQ2ODg5NjU3NDg2LmFwcHMuZ29vZ2xldXNlcmNvbnRlbnQuY29tIiwidG9rZW5faGFzaCI6ImpyYk5oNkRHZFN4Y0w5MUI5Q1hab2ciLCJpZCI6IjExNTI0MDk1NDM0Njg1NTU4NjE2MSIsImNpZCI6IjI0Njg4OTY1NzQ4Ni5hcHBzLmdvb2dsZXVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImlhdCI6MTM1MzQwNTU5OSwiZXhwIjoxMzUzNDA5NDk5fQ.mGN3EYOX75gPubr3TqWIOBkfq-o3JBXMXx4MbxEBGMSuPdJi7VTqZa4isyR-st-J5_wTtA-j8tVQYnDeZDxj5KpJ14FFQPKTtv_VI5kvuT55KyOmGu4yidciYoffJMISisr8NqiksbemaiYX900sRv6PmoTA6Nf6VtHgj3BZjWo"
}

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