Google Drive ACTION
Get File
Get full metadata for a file or folder by its ID. Returns name, MIME type, size, parent folders, sharing permissions, web links, creation/modification dates, and more. Use Search Files first to find the file ID if you only have the file name. By default returns all fields. Pass specific field names to fields to reduce the response size.
Common fields: id, name, mimeType, size, parents, webViewLink, webContentLink, createdTime, modifiedTime, owners, permissions, description, trashed. See the documentation
- Action
- Read only
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Google Drive account once, then configure and run Get File from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "google_drive-get-file",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
google_drive: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
fileId: "File ID",
fields: "Fields",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "google_drive-get-file",
"configured_props": {
"google_drive": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"fileId": "File ID",
"fields": "Fields"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "google_drive",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "google_drive-get-file",
arguments: {
fileId: "File ID",
fields: "Fields",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fileId File ID | string | The ID of the file or folder to retrieve. Use Search Files to find the file ID by name. Required |
fields Fields | string | Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response. Example: id,name,mimeType,webViewLink,parents,permissions. Omit to return all fields. Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- google_drive-get-file
- Version
- 0.0.4
- App
- Google Drive
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- Yes
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗