Method: children.insert
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- HTTP request
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response body
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Inserts a file into a folder.
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{folderId}/children
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
folderId |
The ID of the folder. |
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
enforceSingleParent |
Deprecated: Adding files to multiple folders is no longer supported. Use |
supportsAllDrives |
Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. |
supportsTeamDrives |
Deprecated: Use |
Request body
The request body contains an instance of ChildReference .
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of ChildReference .
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drivehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdatahttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.