Method: files.watch
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Subscribes to changes to a file.
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/watch
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
fileId |
The ID for the file in question. |
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
supportsAllDrives |
Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. |
supportsTeamDrives |
Deprecated: Use |
acknowledgeAbuse |
Whether the user is acknowledging the risk of downloading known malware or other abusive files. This is only applicable when the |
includePermissionsForView |
Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only |
revisionId |
Specifies the Revision ID that should be downloaded. Ignored unless alt=media is specified. |
updateViewedDate |
Deprecated: Use files.update with modifiedDateBehavior=noChange, updateViewedDate=true and an empty request body. |
projection |
Deprecated: This parameter has no function. |
includeLabels |
A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the |
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Channel .
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Channel .
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.filehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadatahttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.