Google Colab

Google Colab Permissions API

Sharing and access control

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Operations 2

GET /files/{fileId}/permissions Google Colab List notebook permissions #

POST /files/{fileId}/permissions Google Colab Share a notebook #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google Colab Notebooks via Drive Files Permissions API
  description: Colab notebooks are stored as Google Drive files with the MIME type application/vnd.google.colaboratory. This API specification covers the Google Drive v3 endpoints commonly used to manage Colab notebooks, including listing, creating, updating, and sharing notebooks.
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: Google Developers
    url: https://developers.google.com/drive
  termsOfService: https://cloud.google.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3
  description: Google Drive API v3
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Permissions
  description: Sharing and access control
paths:
  /files/{fileId}/permissions:
    get:
      operationId: listPermissions
      summary: Google Colab List notebook permissions
      description: Lists the sharing permissions for a Colab notebook.
      tags:
      - Permissions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fileId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of permissions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  permissions:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Permission'
    post:
      operationId: createPermission
      summary: Google Colab Share a notebook
      description: Creates a sharing permission for a Colab notebook.
      tags:
      - Permissions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fileId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Permission'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Permission created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Permission'
components:
  schemas:
    Permission:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - user
          - group
          - domain
          - anyone
        role:
          type: string
          enum:
          - owner
          - organizer
          - fileOrganizer
          - writer
          - commenter
          - reader
        emailAddress:
          type: string
          format: email
        displayName:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
  parameters:
    fileId:
      name: fileId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The ID of the notebook file
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive: Full Drive access
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file: Per-file access
externalDocs:
  description: Google Drive API Reference
  url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3