I have a drive file where I need to restrict the users from these (I mean ticks for both needs to be removed and shared using apps script/drive api)
I need to accomplish using Google Apps Script Advanced Drive service or regular apps script. I am unsure what is the exact method. I have tried with
function shareit() {
DriveApp.getFileById(id).setSharing(DriveApp.Access.ANYONE_WITH_LINK, DriveApp.Permission.EDIT);
}
Drive Sharing Permissions with App Script
I manage to make both changes by using Advance Services from App Script. I was able to use part of your code to first remove the "Editors can change permissions and share" by using the:
setShareableByEditors(false)
Code Sample:
function shareit() {
DriveApp.getFileById(id).setSharing(DriveApp.Access.ANYONE_WITH_LINK, DriveApp.Permission.EDIT).setShareableByEditors(false);
// Add advance service to be able to run a files patch and update the permissions of the ID to require writters permisions to copy, print and download.
Drive.Files.patch({copyRequiresWriterPermission:true}, id);
}
As presented in the comments you would need run a patch update to the File ID to change the permissions.
References:
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/advanced/drive
https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v2/reference/files/patch
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/drive/file#setShareableByEditors(Boolean)
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Question:
I have two Google Shared Drives (Team Drives), let's say Movies and MoviesBackup. I need to backup whatever I upload to Movies into MoviesBackup. For this, I need an unidirectional sync from Movies to MoviesBackup, once daily.
What I have tried:
I know of of Rclone, and have used its Command Line Interface to sync between two Shared Drives. Maybe if Rclone can be used from Google AppScript, I would set a daily trigger. But I seem to find no way to do so.
Any other solutions that work will be appreciated.
Although I'm not sure whether this is the direct solution of your issue, in your situation, how about the following sample script? This sample scripts uses a Google Apps Script library. Ref
When this library is used, a source folder can be copied to the specific destination folder. And, when the files in the source folder are updated, the updated files are copied to the destination folder as the overwrite.
Usage:
1. Install library.
Please install the library to your Google Apps Script project. The method of installing it can be seen at here.
2. Sample script.
Please copy and paste the following script to the script editor of your Google Apps Script project. And save it. And, in this library, Drive API is used. So please enable Drive API at Advanced Google services.
And, please set the source and destination folder IDs to the following object.
function myFunction() {
const object = {
sourceFolderId: "###", // Please set the source folder ID.
destinationFolderId: "###", // Please set the destination folder ID.
overwrite: true,
};
const res = CopyFolder.copyAllFilesFolders(object);
console.log(res);
}
Note:
When this script is run for the 1st time, all files are copied. And, after the script is run as 2 times, only the updated files are copied.
Reference:
CopyFolder of Google Apps Script library
I want to create a Google App Script web app to allow users to upload files to a folder of my google drive.
The problem is that I've checked the drive scope list here,
in order to perform the upload action , this scope must be reviewed by the users
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
and it comes with a scary description See, edit, create and delete all of your Google Drive files which is way too strong.
Is there any way to perform the upload action with a less stronger scope?
Thank you so much.
In your situation, for example, how about the following scope?
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
The official document says as follows. Ref
Per-file access to files created or opened by the app. File authorization is granted on a per-user basis and is revoked when the user deauthorizes the app.
In this scope, only the files and folders created by this application can be accessed.
Reference:
Authenticate your users
Added:
From your following replying,
Thank you for replying too, I have an update. When I run the code in the editor , it throws an error : ' { [Exception: You do not have permission to call DriveApp.Folder.createFile. Required permissions: googleapis.com/auth/drive] name: 'Exception' }' So I guess there is no solution to my problem T.T
I understood that you are using createFile with the Drive service (DriveApp). In this case, the scope of https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive is requierd to be used. It seems that this is the current specification. In order to use the scope of https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file, how about using Drive API at Advanced Google services? By this, you can use the scope by setting to appsscript.json which is the manifest file.
At first, please add https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file as "oauthScopes": ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file"] to the manifest file of appsscript.json. Ref
Although I'm not sure about your actual script, the sample script for creating a Spreadsheet is as follows.
Sample script:
Before you use this script, please enable Drive API at Advanced Google services.
function myFunction() {
const obj = Drive.Files.insert({title: "sampleSpreadsheet", mimeType: MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS, parents: [{id: "###folderId###"}]});
console.log(obj.id)
}
When you run this script, new Spreadsheet is created to folderId by the scope of https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file.
Note:
If you are required to use other scopes, please add them to oauthScopes.
References:
Manifests
Manifest structure
Related thread.
Can I use DocumentApp.openById() with read only permission?
Does google app script offers a class with a method allowing to check if a document with a given id is edited or viewed.
I'm build an application that allows user to delete google document from the google disk but before moving file to trash I would like to check if the file is neither edited nor viewed.
The similiar question has been posted here, but no solution provided.
Getting a list of active file viewers with apps script
Please note the the lock service is not a solution to this problem.
The Google Drive API must be used to get revisions to a file. The built-in DriveApp service, which is different than the Advanced Drive service, has no capability to get file revisions information, except for getLastUpdated() method, which gets the date when the file was last updated. The Drive API can be used within Apps Script by using the Advanced Drive service.
Advanced Services within Apps Script must be enabled. Click the "Resources" menu, and then choose the Advanced Google services menu item.
After you have enabled the Advanced Drive Service, the "Drive" class will show up in the context menu. Use Ctrl + Space Bar to have a list of available classes displayed in the code editor.
To get revisions to a specific file, use the Revisions class of the Advanced Drive service.
Drive.Revisions.list(fileId)
Check for no revisions:
function trash_If_No_Changes_(fileID) {
var revs;
revs = Drive.Revisions.list(fileID);
if (revs.items && revs.items.length === 0) {
trashFile_(fileID);
}
}
The Advanced Drive Service can also delete a file without sending it to the trash first.
function trashFile_(fileID) {
var i;
/*
This deletes a file without sending it to the trash
*/
for (i=1;i<4;i++) {
try{
Drive.Files.remove(fileID);//deletes a file without sending it to the trash
return;//return here instead of break because if this is successful the task is completed
} catch(e) {
if (i!==3) {Utilities.sleep(i*1500);}
if (i>=3) {
errHndl_(e,'trashFile','Can not delete the file by ID');
return false;
}
};
}
}
If you want to avoid the need to ask the user for broad access to their Drive, then you may want to try setting the scope:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
In the appsscript.json manifest file.
I need to access the user's Google drive. All I need is to create a folder and create some files in it. Nothing more. But the permission granted by the API allows me to manage and view the user's whole drive.
So how can I specify the folder I need to access and what can I do (i.e. create files, delete files, rename files..etc)
I'm currently using the DocsList API.
Not possible. Dont use docsList as its deprecated. Use driveApp.
In apps script you have only two options:
1) permission to the entire drive read/write, like you have now.
2) permission for the 'current doc' only (read/write) but it only applies to container scripts and add-ons by using a special comment. This cant be used in webapps. See https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/services/authorization#manual_authorization_scopes_for_sheets_docs_and_forms
I have been trying all day and I found this:
http://www.jellybend.com/2012/12/19/monitor-google-drive-folders-with-google-apps-script/
The attached script worked only partially for me. It doesn't respond to change to the subfolders even there are files inside the subfolders (eg. rename/delete the subfolder). It also seems to have errors if I delete and re-add the same file to the folder again, it just doesn't email me for the newly added "old file".
I also found this:
https://developers.google.com/drive/v2/reference/changes/list#examples
but unfortunately I am not really sure what those parameters are and I am just inexperienced in writing something like that.
Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
The file monitoring code at that link, is an Apps Script bound to a Sheet. An Apps Script can be bound to a Sheet, Doc, Form or Site. An Apps Script can also be a stand alone application. So, any code you may want to write, does not need to be in a spreadsheet.
An Apps Script can be set up to have a Time-driven event trigger.
There is also a Script Service to build Clock Triggers.
ClockTriggerBuilder Class
Using Time Driven Event Trigger, or a Clock Trigger you could use the getSize() method to return the amount of disk space used by the item:
Class - Folder - getSize Method
// This example logs the first file's size in bytes
// Note: This can also be used on a folder to get the size of its contents
var file = DocsList.getAllFiles[0];
Logger.log(file.getSize());
Of course, you would need to know what the original size of the folder or file was, and so you would need to store the current size somewhere. You could create a file for storing that information, or use the built in database that Apps Script has.
For storing your historical folder or file information you could use ScriptDB.
ScriptDB
Quote:
ScriptDB is a JavaScript object database for Google Apps Script. Each script project gets a database, which the script can use to save, update, and search JavaScript object data.
You could write historical file and folder info to a spreadsheet or document also.
Depending on who owns the file, and who is accessing the file, permissions would need to be granted, or you'd need to use oAuth2 to authenticate who has access to the file and folder information.
If you can't write all the code yourself, you could set up a shared Apps Script file, or find some other way to have people collaborate on the project.
I've been researching this on my own for some time and came up with a script bound to a spreadsheet as well. Hope it can help someone, as it seems that a lot of people are looking for something similar. My script is monitoring a folder and sends notification to all the current viewers of the folder as soon as there is new file added. Trigger to run the script could be set depending on the needs of the user. In my case hourly worked just fine.
Spread Sheet with the script: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CzVADjUTT2d9Y5OGDOnv37mCaO49kPt4RmnyZgzjTKA/edit#gid=0
If you would like to try this script just make sure you are logged in with your google account when you open the link and you should be able to make a copy of the spreadsheet.
This Google Script will send an email notification to you or other email addresses when a file in a Google Drive folder has been added, renamed, changed, or modified. http://baumbach.com/google-script-2/