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File Get

Google Drive

Retrieve metadata and links for one file in a connected Google Drive.

Capability
Cloud file knowledge
Current price
$0.0050/call
Availability
Connected app
Last accepted verification

What this API does

Retrieves metadata and links for one Drive file by id, including shared-drive files when requested. Always one upstream request at $0.0050.

Agents select this operation with tool ID google-drive.file-get, then inspect its current executable contract before a run.

Public input and output shape

Input

pathobject · required

Identifier path for the authorised connected-app record.

queryobject · optional

Search terms used to find relevant records.

Output

createdTimestring

Returned created time value.

idstring

Returned id value.

mimeTypestring

Returned mime type value.

modifiedTimestring

Returned modified time value.

namestring

Returned name value.

parentsarray

Returned parents value.

webViewLinkstring

Returned web view link value.

Example request and output

This reviewed worked example is shared with inspect. Inspect also returns the current executable schema and price estimate before a paid run.

Request

{
  "tool_id": "google-drive.file-get",
  "input": {
    "path": {
      "fileId": "YOUR-GOOGLE-DRIVE-FILE-ID"
    },
    "query": {
      "fields": "id,name,mimeType,webViewLink"
    }
  }
}

Output

{
  "id": "1AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYz",
  "name": "Launch plan",
  "parents": [
    "0AExampleFolderId"
  ],
  "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.document",
  "createdTime": "2026-08-14T12:00:00.000Z",
  "webViewLink": "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYz/edit",
  "modifiedTime": "2026-08-15T09:30:00.000Z"
}
Teaching errors and limitations
  • connection_required: This capability acts on your own Google Drive, which isn't connected yet.Open connect_url, approve Google Drive read and write access, then retry this run unchanged.
Updated
21 August 2026

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