Update Folder Info

Update folder information in Google Drive by using folder 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

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.

Files 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

Folder ID

Unique ID of the folder. There are two methods of finding the folder ID:

  • Use the Search Folders action card and input the fields and move the output field Folder ID to this card.
  • Copy and paste a portion of the link. For example, if the link is https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/088CedcLTfL-xNjZYaC1qbEN6SEE, copy and paste the bolded segment into the Folder ID input field.
 Text TRUE

Name

Name of the folder.

 Text FALSE

Parent Folder ID

ID of the folder within which the current folder is nested, This can be found the same way as instructed above for the folder ID; you can use this field to move a folder to another folder.

 Text FALSE

Description

Description of the folder.

 Text FALSE

Starred

Indicates whether the folder is starred.

 True/False FALSE

Writers Can Share

Indicates whether the people with write access can share the folder.

 True/False FALSE

Output

Field Definition Type

Folder ID

Unique identifier for the folder; can be found in the URL of the folder or by using the Search Files card. See Search Files.

 Text

Folder Name

Updated folder name.

 Text