Search Files

Search for files by parameters.

Options

Field	Definition	Type	Required
Result Set	All files (default) returns all files in the search results; First file returns the first file that matches the search criteria.	Dropdown	TRUE
Parent Folder	Target parent folder for the file search.	Dropdown	TRUE

Input

Not all of the fields are mandatory. Most often the search will only contain the Name field. But if you want to limit the search to more specific locations, then use more inputs to limit the scope of the search.

Field	Definition	Type	Required
Name	Name of the file.	Text	FALSE
Starred	True: A folder has a "Starred" label applied to it. False: A folder does not have a "Starred" label applied to it	True/False	FALSE
Trashed	True: A folder has a "Trashed" label applied to it. False: A folder does not have a "Trashed" label applied to it	True/False	FALSE
Owners	Name of the persons who own the file.	Text	FALSE
Writers	List of names of people who have edit access to the file.	Text	FALSE
Readers	List of names of people who have viewer access to the file.	Text	FALSE

If you don't select a search criteria or leave input fields empty, the search results will contain all of the existing files in your Google Drive instance.

Output

Field	Definition	Type
Files
File Name	Name of the files matching searched criteria.	Text
File ID	Unique ID of the files matching searched criteria.	Text

Search Files

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Input

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