PowerPoint

PowerPoint DriveItems API

Manage files (including .pptx presentations) stored in OneDrive and SharePoint.

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Operations 9

GET /me/drive/items/{item-id} Get item metadata #

PATCH /me/drive/items/{item-id} Update item #

DELETE /me/drive/items/{item-id} Delete item #

GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/children List children #

GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/content Download file content #

PUT /me/drive/items/{item-id}/content Upload file content #

PUT /me/drive/root:/{path}:/content Upload file by path #

POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/copy Copy item #

POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/createLink Create sharing link #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: PowerPoint via Microsoft Graph Drive Items API
  description: 'Microsoft Graph exposes PowerPoint presentation files (.pptx) stored in

    OneDrive and SharePoint as driveItem resources. This OpenAPI definition

    captures a representative subset of driveItem endpoints relevant to

    managing PowerPoint files programmatically.

    Derived from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/driveitem.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Graph
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/driveitem
servers:
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  description: Microsoft Graph v1.0
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: DriveItems
  description: Manage files (including .pptx presentations) stored in OneDrive and SharePoint.
paths:
  /me/drive/items/{item-id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ItemId'
    get:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: Get item metadata
      description: Retrieves metadata for a driveItem in the signed-in user's drive.
      operationId: getDriveItem
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The driveItem resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DriveItem'
    patch:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: Update item
      operationId: updateDriveItem
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DriveItem'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated driveItem
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DriveItem'
    delete:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: Delete item
      operationId: deleteDriveItem
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Item deleted
  /me/drive/items/{item-id}/children:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ItemId'
    get:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: List children
      operationId: listChildren
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A collection of child driveItems
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DriveItem'
  /me/drive/items/{item-id}/content:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ItemId'
    get:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: Download file content
      description: Returns the raw bytes (or a redirect to a short-lived download URL) of the file.
      operationId: downloadContent
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File content
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
    put:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: Upload file content
      description: Replace the content of an existing driveItem (for example a .pptx file).
      operationId: uploadContent
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/octet-stream:
            schema:
              type: string
              format: binary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated driveItem
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DriveItem'
  /me/drive/root:/{path}:/content:
    parameters:
    - name: path
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Path to the file relative to the drive root, e.g. Documents/Deck.pptx
    put:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: Upload file by path
      operationId: uploadContentByPath
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/octet-stream:
            schema:
              type: string
              format: binary
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created or updated driveItem
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DriveItem'
  /me/drive/items/{item-id}/copy:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ItemId'
    post:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: Copy item
      operationId: copyDriveItem
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                parentReference:
                  type: object
                name:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Accepted; monitor the returned location for progress.
  /me/drive/items/{item-id}/createLink:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ItemId'
    post:
      tags:
      - DriveItems
      summary: Create sharing link
      operationId: createSharingLink
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - view
                  - edit
                  - embed
                scope:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - anonymous
                  - organization
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sharing link permission
components:
  schemas:
    DriveItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        size:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        webUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        file:
          type: object
          properties:
            mimeType:
              type: string
        folder:
          type: object
        createdDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        lastModifiedDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        parentReference:
          type: object
          properties:
            driveId:
              type: string
            path:
              type: string
  parameters:
    ItemId:
      name: item-id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Unique identifier of the driveItem.
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: 'Microsoft Graph uses Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) OAuth 2.0.

        Apps require delegated or application permissions such as Files.Read,

        Files.ReadWrite, Sites.Read.All, or Sites.ReadWrite.All.

        '
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            Files.Read: Read user files
            Files.ReadWrite: Read and write user files
            Sites.Read.All: Read items in all site collections
            Sites.ReadWrite.All: Read and write items in all site collections