Get File Metadata

TOOL

Slug

GOOGLEDRIVE_GET_FILE_METADATA

Version

20261018_00

Toolkit

googledrive

Gets a Drive file's metadata by ID, optionally returning only the metadata selected by `fields`. Use `fields` such as `id,name,mimeType,parents,modifiedTime` when a compact partial response is needed; omit it for Google's default metadata. This does not download file content: use…

fields

STRING

Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response. Use this for partial responses to request only specific metadata fields. Common fields: id, name, mimeType, webViewLink, webContentLink, createdTime, modifiedTime, size, quotaBytesUsed, parents, owners, permissions. Use '*' to return all available fields. Note: The deprecated v2 field 'alternateLink' is automatically migrated to 'webViewLink'. Example: 'id,name,mimeType,webViewLink,createdTime,modifiedTime'. Most fields (webViewLink, parents, owners, size, modifiedTime, etc.) are omitted by default — explicitly list required fields or use '*' (increases latency). `md5Checksum` is null for native Google Workspace files (Docs/Sheets/Slides); use `mimeType` to classify items — folders use `mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder'` and Workspace files return `size=null`. `modifiedTime` is RFC 3339 UTC format.

fileIdrequired

STRING

The Google Drive file ID (an opaque alphanumeric string like '1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j'), NOT a file name. If you only have a file name, use GOOGLEDRIVE_FIND_FILE or GOOGLEDRIVE_LIST_FILES to get the file ID first.

includeLabels

STRING

A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the labelInfo part of the response.

supportsAllDrives

BOOLEAN

Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. Defaults to true to ensure files in shared drives are accessible.

Default: true

includePermissionsForView

STRING

Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only 'published' is supported.