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Google Drive

The Google Drive API allows developers to integrate with Google Drive to create, read, update, and delete files and folders stored in Google Drive. The v3 REST API supports file metadata operations, content upload and download, folder hierarchies, sharing and permissions, and search across a user's Drive.

Google Drive publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Files API. Tagged areas include Cloud Storage, Collaboration, Document Management, Drive, and Files.

The Google Drive catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Google Drive’s developer surface includes authentication, changelog, developer portal, getting-started guide, and 26 more developer resources.

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58.0/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 49/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers 11 Features
Cloud StorageCollaborationDocument ManagementDriveFilesGoogleStorage

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 58.0/100 · strong
Contract Quality 16.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 7.5 / 13
Governance 8.4 / 12
Discoverability 8.7 / 10
Agent readiness — 49/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Google Drive Files API

The Files API from Google Drive — 4 operation(s) for files.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Google Drive API

OPEN COLLECTION

Arazzo Workflows 5

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Google Drive Back Up a File Before Permanently Deleting It

Resolve a file, copy it into an archive folder, verify the backup exists, and only then permanently delete the original.

ARAZZO

Google Drive Copy a Template File into a Folder

Resolve a template file, copy it into a destination folder under a new name, and read the copy back.

ARAZZO

Google Drive Provision a Folder and Seed a File

Create a folder, create a file inside it, and read the file back to confirm placement.

ARAZZO

Google Drive Share a File and Audit Its Access

Verify a file, audit who already has access, grant a new permission, and confirm the resulting access list.

ARAZZO

Google Drive Upsert a File by Name

Find a file by name within a folder and update it if it exists, otherwise create it.

ARAZZO

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

google-drive-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Drive Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Drive Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Google Drive Finops

FINOPS

Features 11

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Google Drive (and Workspace): hundreds of services across File Storage and Productivity
Detailed pricing: see https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
Service: Drive API v3
Service: Drive Activity API
Service: Docs API
Service: Sheets API
Service: Slides API
Service: Forms API
Service: Apps Script
Service: Workspace Marketplace API
Service: Drive Labels API

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Google Drive Context

18 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Google Drive API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Google Drive API Rules

18 rules · 11 errors 5 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 4

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Google Drive File

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FileList

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Permission

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PermissionList

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Google Drive Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Google Drive Authentication

oauth2/apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Google Drive Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Drive Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Google Drive Trust Center

SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Drive Scopes

13 scopes · authorizationCode

13 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Google Drive Agentic Access

8 operations · 5 acting

8 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 WellKnown
WellKnown
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 12

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance
Conformance
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conventions
Conventions
 Components
Components
 DataModel
DataModel
 Arazzo
Arazzo
 Arazzo
Arazzo
 Arazzo
Arazzo
 Arazzo
Arazzo
 Arazzo
Arazzo
 JSONLD
JSONLD

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Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages
Packages
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 Authentication
Authentication
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 RateLimits
RateLimits
 StatusPage
StatusPage

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: google-drive
name: Google Drive
description: The Google Drive API allows developers to integrate with Google Drive to create, read, update, and delete files
  and folders stored in Google Drive. The v3 REST API supports file metadata operations, content upload and download, folder
  hierarchies, sharing and permissions, and search across a user's Drive.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/google-drive.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-drive/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Cloud Storage
- Collaboration
- Document Management
- Drive
- Files
- Google
- Storage
apis:
- aid: google-drive:google-drive-files-api
  name: Google Drive Files API
  description: The Files API from Google Drive — 4 operation(s) for files.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/about-sdk
  baseURL: https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3
  tags:
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-drive-files-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-drive-file-schema.json
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/about-auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/quickstart/python
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  - type: OAuth Scopes
    url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/about-auth#OAuth2Authorizing
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-drive-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-drive-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-drive-domain-security.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/google-drive-trust-center.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/google-drive-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/google-drive-well-known.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/google-drive-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/google-drive-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/google-drive-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/google-drive-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/google-drive-lifecycle.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-drive-scopes.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-drive-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/google-drive-conventions.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/google-drive-changelog.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/google-drive-components.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/google-drive-data-model.yml
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/google-drive-upsert-file-by-name-workflow.yml
  name: Google Drive Upsert a File by Name
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/google-drive-provision-folder-workflow.yml
  name: Google Drive Provision a Folder and Seed a File
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/google-drive-share-file-workflow.yml
  name: Google Drive Share a File and Audit Its Access
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/google-drive-copy-template-workflow.yml
  name: Google Drive Copy a Template File into a Folder
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/google-drive-backup-and-delete-workflow.yml
  name: Google Drive Back Up a File Before Permanently Deleting It
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/googleworkspace
- type: Portal
  url: https://console.cloud.google.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/enable-drive-api
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/releases
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/handle-errors#rate-limit-exceeded
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.google.com/appsstatus
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/google-drive-context.jsonld
- type: Features
  data:
  - 'Google Drive (and Workspace): hundreds of services across File Storage and Productivity'
  - 'Detailed pricing: see https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html'
  - 'Service: Drive API v3'
  - 'Service: Drive Activity API'
  - 'Service: Docs API'
  - 'Service: Sheets API'
  - 'Service: Slides API'
  - 'Service: Forms API'
  - 'Service: Apps Script'
  - 'Service: Workspace Marketplace API'
  - 'Service: Drive Labels API'
  sources:
  - https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - https://focus.finops.org/
  updated: '2026-05-04'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com