File Update

Google Drive

Rename, move, trash or restore one Google Drive file.

Current price
$0.0050/call
Availability
Connected app
Last accepted verification

What this API does

Patches only name or trashed state and the single-parent move parameters; it never permanently deletes a file. Always one upstream request at $0.0050.

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

Public input and output shape

Input

bodyobject · optional

Bounded request body sent to the connected application.

pathobject · required

Identifier path for the authorised connected-app record.

queryobject · optional

Search terms used to find relevant records.

Output

idstring

Returned id value.

namestring

Returned name value.

trashedboolean

Returned trashed 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-update",
  "input": {
    "body": {
      "trashed": false
    },
    "path": {
      "fileId": "YOUR-GOOGLE-DRIVE-FILE-ID"
    },
    "query": {
      "fields": "id,name,trashed,parents,webViewLink"
    }
  }
}

Output

{
  "id": "file-output-id",
  "name": "Launch plan",
  "trashed": true
}
Teaching errors and limitations
  • connection_required: This capability acts on the connected Google Workspace, which is not available yet.Open connect_url, approve Google Drive access, then retry this run unchanged.
Updated
22 August 2026

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