Update File Info

Add or change file information in Google Drive by using file ID.

Options

Field Definition Type Required
Shared Drive?

Choose from Yes or No.

If Yes

  • actions with files and folders are performed from a shared drive.

  • Writer Can Share input field is not available.

If No, actions with files and folders are performed from My Drive.

Dropdown

TRUE

Note

Additional Shared Drive information

When users share from Google Drive, they can control whether people can edit, comment on, or only view the file.

  • Viewer, People can view, but can't change or share the file with others, or delete files.

  • Commenter, People can add comments and suggestions, but can't change files, share files with others, or delete files.

  • Editor, People can make changes, accept or reject suggestions, share files with others, and version files. They can't delete files.

File can be deleted by owner of a shared drive. Learn about how to share files from Google Drive here.

Performing operations on shared drives can cause delays if a user has multiple shared drives. Learn about shared drive file and folder limits here.

Input

Field Definition Type Required

Update By

File ID Unique identifier for a file; can be found in the URL of the file or by using Search Files.

Text

TRUE

Fields

Name Name of the file.

Text

FALSE

Parent Folder ID ID of the folder within which the file is nested. This ID can be found by using Search Folders.

Text

FALSE

Description Description of the file.

Text

FALSE

Starred Indicates whether the file is starred.

True/False

FALSE

Writers Can Share Indicates whether the people with write access can share the file.

True/False

FALSE

Viewers Can Download Indicates whether viewers can download this file.

True/False

FALSE

Output

Field Definition Type
File Name

Name of the file.

Text

File ID Unique identifier for a file; can be found in the URL of the file or by using the Search Files action card. See Search Files.

Text

Related topics

Google Drive connector

Workflow elements

G Suite API documentation