# File Get

Google Drive

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

## Use this tool with your AI agent

1. Copy the prompt
2. Paste it into your agent
3. Tell it what you need

Read https://scrollport.com/start. Use my existing Scrollport connection, or help me connect if needed. Help me use File Get (tool ID: google-drive.file-get). Ask me for the details you need, then show me the result. Help me connect the required app account if needed.

**Already connected:** Your agent can use that connection.

**New user:** Your agent will guide you through setup, sign-in and authorisation.

This tool also needs you to connect your app account.

Connect your first agent to receive $1 trial credit.

**Job:** [Manage Google Drive files](https://scrollport.com/tools/google-drive-mcp)

**Current price:** $0.0025/request

**Availability:** Requires connected account

## Tool details

**About this tool**

Retrieves metadata and links for one Drive file by id, including shared-drive files when requested. Always one upstream request at $0.0025.

**Inputs and outputs**

### Input

`path` object · required

Identifier path for the authorised connected-app record.

`query` object · optional

Search terms used to find relevant records.

### Output

`createdTime` string

Returned created time value.

`id` string

Returned id value.

`mimeType` string

Returned mime type value.

`modifiedTime` string

Returned modified time value.

`name` string

Returned name value.

`parents` array

Returned parents value.

`webViewLink` string

Returned web view link value.

**Example request and output**

Inspect returns this reviewed example, its estimated cost and the current input schema. Run calculates the estimate for your actual input.

### Request

```
{
  "tool_id": "google-drive.file-get",
  "input": {
    "path": {
      "fileId": "YOUR-GOOGLE-DRIVE-FILE-ID"
    },
    "query": {
      "fields": "id,name,mimeType,parents,createdTime,modifiedTime,webViewLink,size",
      "supportsAllDrives": true
    }
  }
}
```

### 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"
}
```

**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.

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Canonical page: https://scrollport.com/tools/providers/google-drive/file-get