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Is Folder Ancestor

Check if a specific folder is anywhere in the parent hierarchy of a file or folder. 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 Is Folder Ancestor 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-is-folder-ancestor",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_drive: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    fileId: "File or Folder",
    ancestorFolderId: "Ancestor Folder ID",
  },
})

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.

Is Folder Ancestor inputs
Property Type Description
fileId File or Folder string
The ID of the file or folder to check
Required Dynamic
ancestorFolderId Ancestor Folder ID string
The folder ID to check for in the parent hierarchy
Required Dynamic

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-is-folder-ancestor
Version
0.0.6
App
Google Drive
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
Yes
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes