The following code snippet shows how to download a file with the Drive API If you use a client library for theĭrive API, you do not need to explicitly set this parameter. Note: The alt=media URL parameter is aĪvailable across all Google REST APIs.
The server that a download of content is being requested. To download a file stored on Google Drive, use theįiles.get method with the ID of the file toĭownload and the alt=media URL parameter. The rest of this guide provides detailed instructions for performing Note: The only way to download a Google Workspaceįile is to export and download the file in a different file format. Downloads of a file using the URL in the webContentLink property.Downloads of exported versions of Google Workspaceįiles (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and so on) in formats that your app can.Downloads of files stored in Google Drive.The Drive API supports three types of downloads:
