Google Drive Replies API

The replies API from Google Drive — 2 operation(s) for replies.

Operations 5

POST /files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies Creates a reply to a comment #
GET /files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies Lists a comment's replies #
DELETE /files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId} Deletes a reply #
GET /files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId} Gets a reply by ID #
PATCH /files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId} Updates a reply with patch semantics #

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OpenAPI Specification

google-drive-replies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google Drive Replies 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: replies
paths:
  /files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies:
    post:
      operationId: createReply
      summary: Creates a reply to a comment
      description: Creates a reply to a comment. For more information, see Manage comments and replies.
      tags:
      - replies
      x-discovery-id: drive.replies.create
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the file.
      - name: commentId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the comment.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Reply'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Reply'
        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.file
    get:
      operationId: listReplies
      summary: Lists a comment's replies
      description: Lists a comment's replies. For more information, see Manage comments and replies.
      tags:
      - replies
      x-discovery-id: drive.replies.list
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the file.
      - name: commentId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the comment.
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: '20'
        description: The maximum number of replies to return. The service may return fewer than this value. If unspecified, at most 20 replies will be returned. The maximum value is 100; values above 100 will be coerced to 100.
      - name: pageToken
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The token for continuing a previous list request on the next page. This should be set to the value of `nextPageToken` from the previous response.
      - name: includeDeleted
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: 'false'
        description: Whether to include deleted replies. Deleted replies don't include their original content.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReplyList'
        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.file
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonly
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
  /files/{fileId}/comments/{commentId}/replies/{replyId}:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteReply
      summary: Deletes a reply
      description: Deletes a reply. For more information, see Manage comments and replies.
      tags:
      - replies
      x-discovery-id: drive.replies.delete
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the file.
      - name: commentId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the comment.
      - name: replyId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the reply.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        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.file
    get:
      operationId: getReply
      summary: Gets a reply by ID
      description: Gets a reply by ID. For more information, see Manage comments and replies.
      tags:
      - replies
      x-discovery-id: drive.replies.get
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the file.
      - name: commentId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the comment.
      - name: replyId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the reply.
      - name: includeDeleted
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: 'false'
        description: Whether to return deleted replies. Deleted replies don't include their original content.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Reply'
        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.file
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonly
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
    patch:
      operationId: updateReply
      summary: Updates a reply with patch semantics
      description: Updates a reply with patch semantics. For more information, see Manage comments and replies.
      tags:
      - replies
      x-discovery-id: drive.replies.update
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the file.
      - name: commentId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the comment.
      - name: replyId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The ID of the reply.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Reply'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Reply'
        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.file
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
    Reply:
      type: object
      description: A reply to a comment on a file. Some resource methods (such as `replies.update`) require a `replyId`. Use the `replies.list` method to retrieve the ID for a reply.
      properties:
        mentionedEmailAddresses:
          type: array
          description: Output only. A list of email addresses for users mentioned in this comment. If no users are mentioned, the list is empty.
          readOnly: true
          items:
            type: string
        kind:
          type: string
          description: 'Output only. Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string `"drive#reply"`.'
          default: drive#reply
        id:
          type: string
          description: Output only. The ID of the reply.
        author:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        deleted:
          type: boolean
          description: Output only. Whether the reply has been deleted. A deleted reply has no content.
        createdTime:
          type: string
          description: The time at which the reply was created (RFC 3339 date-time).
          format: date-time
        modifiedTime:
          type: string
          description: The last time the reply was modified (RFC 3339 date-time).
          format: date-time
        content:
          type: string
          description: The plain text content of the reply. This field is used for setting the content, while `htmlContent` should be displayed. This field is required by the `create` method if no `action` value is specified.
        action:
          type: string
          description: 'The action the reply performed to the parent comment. The supported values are: * `resolve` * `reopen`'
        assigneeEmailAddress:
          type: string
          description: Output only. The email address of the user assigned to this comment. If no user is assigned, the field is unset.
          readOnly: true
        htmlContent:
          type: string
          description: Output only. The content of the reply with HTML formatting.
    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
    ReplyList:
      type: object
      description: A list of replies to a comment on a file.
      properties:
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
          description: The page token for the next page of replies. This will be absent if the end of the replies list has been reached. If the token is rejected for any reason, it should be discarded, and pagination should be restarted from the first page of results. The page token is typically valid for several hours. However, if new items are added or removed, your expected results might differ.
        kind:
          type: string
          description: 'Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string `"drive#replyList"`.'
          default: drive#replyList
        replies:
          type: array
          description: The list of replies. If `nextPageToken` is populated, then this list may be incomplete and an additional page of results should be fetched.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Reply'
  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