Read File Info

Get metadata information about a file.

Input Fields

• File ID (text): Unique ID of the file.
  • The ID of a file can be found by navigating to the Google Drive web. Right click on the file you need, and select get sharable link. The File ID is the last part of that link, after id=. Example: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1avkd2a. Make certain to select the entire ID (about 20 characters long).
  • Alternatively, use the search files card to find the file by name. This card has a File ID output that can be dragged into this input field.

Output Fields

File - data associated specifically with the file.

• File Name(text): Name of the file.
• Description (text): Description of the file.
• Starred(True/False):
  • True (text): A file has a “Starred” label applied to it.
  • False (text): A file does not have a “Starred” label applied to it.
• Parent Item ID (list): Provides a list output for all of the parent folders inside of which the file you read information exists.
• Web View Link (URL): Url directly to the link that will pull up the file inside GoogleDrive.
• Created Time(date - iso format): Date when the file was created.
• Modified Time (date - iso format): Date when the file was last modified.
• Last Modified User (text): Name of the user who last modified the file.

Permissions - permissions specific information about the file.

• Shared (true/false): whether the file is shared and accessible or not.
• Owner (text): Name of the person who owns the file.
• Editors (list): List of names of people who have edit access to the file.
• Viewers (list): List of names of people who have viewer access to the file.
• Commenters (list): List of names of people who have comment access to the file.
• Allow File Discovery (true/false): whether the file is discoverable or not via search inside GoogleDrive.
• Writers Can Share (true/false): whether the people with write access can share the file.
• Viewers Can Copy Content (true/false): whether views can copy, download or print the file.