Method: files.watch | Google Drive | Google for Developers (original) (raw)
Subscribes to changes to a file. For more information, see Notifications for resource changes.
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/watch
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| fileId | string The ID of the file. |
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| supportsAllDrives | boolean Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. |
| supportsTeamDrives**(deprecated)** | boolean Deprecated: Use supportsAllDrives instead. |
| acknowledgeAbuse | boolean Whether the user is acknowledging the risk of downloading known malware or other abusive files. This is only applicable when the alt parameter is set to media and the user is the owner of the file or an organizer of the shared drive in which the file resides. |
| includePermissionsForView | string Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only published is supported. |
| includeLabels | string A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the labelInfo part of the response. |
Request body
The request body contains an instance of [Channel](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/channels#Channel).
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of [Channel](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/channels#Channel).
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drivehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdatahttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.filehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadatahttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.