Cannot retrieved the files in a specific folder in google drive

Question

In my case, all the files have been created via API can be retrieved, however the created file in a specific folder in google drive itself cannot be retrieved.

Example:

I have a folder named "Test". Now the user manually uploads or creates a file called "test.txt" in "Test" folder. The problem is I cannot retrieved the file created because it is created manually not using the API.

I have already use the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive which I have read in stackoverflow. But still cannot.

Any help would be appreciated.

have you checked file permission for which you have created manually ? — vijaybir singh, Mar 15 '18 at 07:52

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '18 at 10:39

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i have done it in python

khol = DRIVE.files().list(q="'%s' in parents"%<THE FOLDER ID>).execute().get('files', [])

hope it helps

answered Mar 15 '18 at 10:39

Cheikh Diouf

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In php i've done $parameters = array( 'pageSize' => 100, 'fields' => "nextPageToken, files(id,name)", 'q' => "'".$folderId."' in parents" ); but still cannot retrived the files :( – Jayjay Mar 16 '18 at 02:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '18 at 17:42

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Based from this documentation, you can search for files with the files.list method of the Drive API. As referred with this post, you should use Files.list() with parameter q='{{FOLDER_ID}}' in parents and it will list all the files and its details of children of specific folder you want.

answered Mar 15 '18 at 17:42

abielita

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I have also the q= {folder_id} parameter but still can't retrieve the file :( – Jayjay Mar 16 '18 at 02:49

Cannot retrieved the files in a specific folder in google drive

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