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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google Drive About API
  description: The Google Drive API allows clients to access resources from Google Drive.
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: Google
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/
  termsOfService: https://developers.google.com/terms
  x-generated-from: google-discovery
  x-source: https://www.googleapis.com/discovery/v1/apis/drive/v3/rest
  x-discovery-revision: '20261102'
  x-generated: '2026-11-04'
servers:
- url: https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3
  description: Google Drive REST API v3
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: About
paths:
  /about:
    get:
      operationId: getAbout
      summary: Gets information about the user, the user's Drive, and system capabilities
      description: 'Gets information about the user, the user''s Drive, and system capabilities. For more information, see Return user info. Required: The `fields` parameter must be set. To return the exact fields you need, see Return specific fields.'
      tags:
      - About
      x-discovery-id: drive.about.get
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/About'
        default:
          description: Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      description: Information about a Drive user.
      properties:
        photoLink:
          type: string
          description: Output only. A link to the user's profile photo, if available.
          readOnly: true
        emailAddress:
          type: string
          description: Output only. The email address of the user. This may not be present in certain contexts if the user has not made their email address visible to the requester.
          readOnly: true
        me:
          type: boolean
          description: Output only. Whether this user is the requesting user.
          readOnly: true
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: Output only. A plain text displayable name for this user.
          readOnly: true
        kind:
          type: string
          description: 'Output only. Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string `drive#user`.'
          default: drive#user
          readOnly: true
        permissionId:
          type: string
          description: Output only. The user's ID as visible in Permission resources.
          readOnly: true
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Google API error envelope (https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/errors)
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
            message:
              type: string
            errors:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  domain:
                    type: string
                  reason:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  location:
                    type: string
                  locationType:
                    type: string
    About:
      type: object
      description: Information about the user, the user's Drive, and system capabilities.
      properties:
        exportFormats:
          type: object
          description: A map of source MIME type to possible targets for all supported exports.
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
        kind:
          type: string
          description: 'Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string `"drive#about"`.'
          default: drive#about
        maxUploadSize:
          type: string
          description: The maximum upload size in bytes.
          format: int64
        user:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        folderColorPalette:
          type: array
          description: The currently supported folder colors as RGB hex strings.
          items:
            type: string
        importFormats:
          type: object
          description: A map of source MIME type to possible targets for all supported imports.
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
        canCreateTeamDrives:
          type: boolean
          description: 'Deprecated: Use `canCreateDrives` instead.'
        canCreateDrives:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the user can create shared drives.
        driveThemes:
          type: array
          description: A list of themes that are supported for shared drives.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
                description: The ID of the theme.
              colorRgb:
                type: string
                description: The color of this theme as an RGB hex string.
              backgroundImageLink:
                type: string
                description: A link to this theme's background image.
        teamDriveThemes:
          type: array
          description: 'Deprecated: Use `driveThemes` instead.'
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              backgroundImageLink:
                type: string
                description: 'Deprecated: Use `driveThemes/backgroundImageLink` instead.'
              colorRgb:
                type: string
                description: 'Deprecated: Use `driveThemes/colorRgb` instead.'
              id:
                type: string
                description: 'Deprecated: Use `driveThemes/id` instead.'
        maxImportSizes:
          type: object
          description: A map of maximum import sizes by MIME type, in bytes.
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
            format: int64
        storageQuota:
          type: object
          description: The user's storage quota limits and usage. For users that are part of an organization with pooled storage, information about the limit and usage across all services is for the organization, rather than the individual user. All fields are measured in bytes.
          properties:
            usageInDriveTrash:
              type: string
              description: The usage by trashed files in Google Drive.
              format: int64
            usageInDrive:
              type: string
              description: The usage by all files in Google Drive.
              format: int64
            limit:
              type: string
              description: The usage limit, if applicable. This will not be present if the user has unlimited storage. For users that are part of an organization with pooled storage, this is the limit for the organization, rather than the individual user.
              format: int64
            usage:
              type: string
              description: The total usage across all services. For users that are part of an organization with pooled storage, this is the usage across all services for the organization, rather than the individual user.
              format: int64
        appInstalled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the user has installed the requesting app.
  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.scripts: Modify your Google Apps Script scripts' behavior
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonly: See and download your Google Drive files that were created or edited by Google Meet.
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive: See, edit, create, and delete all of your Google Drive files
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata: See, create, and delete its own configuration data in your Google Drive
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file: See, edit, create, and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.apps.readonly: View your Google Drive apps
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly: View the photos, videos and albums in your Google Photos
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly: See and download all your Google Drive files
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata: View and manage metadata of files in your Google Drive
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly: See information about your Google Drive files