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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)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Get File inputs
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