Google drive API - list files with its permissions

Question

I want to list files and its permissions by this API https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/files/list

When I set fields to * or explicitly set

files(id,name,description,mimeType,parents,trashed, permissions/*))
files(id,name,description,mimeType,parents,trashed, permissions(*))
files(id,name,description,mimeType,parents,trashed, permissions/emailAddress)

I will never receive permissions.

I am getting this:

{
   "id": "abc123"
   "name": "Name of file",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder",
   "trashed": false,
   "parents": [
      "abc1234"
   ]
}

Also, I have noticed the API doesn't return NULL values (description), but the permission is not NULL when I fetch it by https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/permissions/get.

Here is what I call in "Try this API".

curl \
  'https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?supportsAllDrives=true&fields=files(id%2Cname%2Cdescription%2CmimeType%2Cparents%2Ctrashed%2Cpermissions)&key=[YOUR_API_KEY]' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN]' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --compressed

Do anyone know what is wrong?

If you are doing this with PHP you should include your code. — DaImTo

DaImTo DaImTo · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-17T15:18:08

Get all permissions

files(id,name,description,mimeType,parents,trashed,permissions)

Returns.

 {
   "id": "1nsFyMDBDkeuLYx0oDIk9vQFOMH4Vc98ndxIG4Giq6Y",
   "name": "Copy of How to create an credentails.json",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.presentation",
   "trashed": false,
   "parents": [
    "1dIyzPuh2XFVdlhJa4wSzNTlyCRguypI"
   ],
   "permissions": [
    {
     "kind": "drive#permission",
     "id": "0603058822553437243",
     "type": "user",
     "emailAddress": "[email protected]",
     "role": "owner",
     "displayName": "Linda Lawton",
     "photoLink": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GhroCYJp2P9xYeYk1npchBPK-zbtTxzNQo0WAHI20=s64",
     "deleted": false
    }
   ]
  },

Just get the email permission

files(id,name,description,mimeType,parents,trashed,permissions(emailAddress))

returns

 {
   "id": "1igmEhcgLrVFyneIcwFTetsFe-eDwKDsRqTmMwHaibs",
   "name": "Copy of Copy of How to create an api key",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.presentation",
   "trashed": false,
   "parents": [
    "1yqppb5v5jSzCqnQaO8svooJh3C9nH3G"
   ],
   "permissions": [
    {
     "emailAddress": "[email protected]"
    }
   ]
  },

It seems to work fine for me.

Google drive API - list files with its permissions

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