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Get Folder ID for a Path

Retrieve a folderId for a path. See the documentation for more information
  • Action
  • Read only
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Google Drive account once, then configure and run Get Folder ID for a Path 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-folder-id-for-path",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_drive: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    drive: "Drive",
    path: "Path",
  },
})

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 Folder ID for a Path inputs
Property Type Description
drive Drive string
Select a specific drive to search. Defaults to All Drives (My Drive and all Shared Drives you have access to) when no selection is made. To limit to your personal drive or a Shared Drive, select it from this list.
Optional Dynamic
path Path string
The path to the folder (e.g., myFolder/mySubFolder1/mySubFolder2)
Required

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-folder-id-for-path
Version
0.1.27
App
Google Drive
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
Yes
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes