Google Drive API in Python | List Files and Folders in a Google Drive Folder

In this Google Drive API in Python tutorial, I will be covering how to use Google Drive API to list files and folders in a Google Drive folder.

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[GoodeMovies]

In the while loop, I think you forgot to add the pageToken variable to the list function. Without this you get an infinite loop if there are more than 100 files in the foder. response = service.files().list(q=query,

[Himosaybian]

I successfully reached the end of the tutorial with no problems. I want to be able to select the id of a document. How can i do that?

[mmokhles]

You are amazing, this playlist really helped me out!

[onlyzeroandone]

Jie, What is in the json file and from where you got that file?

[dpdhync]

if i want to loop through subfolders and read the googlesheet within them, how do i go about this? thanks!

[junakarta]

Thanks mate! It's Work to me! Keep it up!
I have question let's say I have thousands of data files, If I use the terminal as the output it will take some time, To make it easier is there a way to directly convert the output to csv or excel or google sheets?

As in the Google API (General) playlist in the first video about Access Google API Directory

[marcoskunyosi]

Inside "while" you should include pageToken as an extra parameter to get the "next page".
Otherwise, if the folder has a large number of files, while command will be in looping.
...
while nextPageToken:
response = service.files().list(q=query,
files.extend(response.get('files', []))
nextPageToken =
...

[ambarpatil]

Thanks for efforts:
I have one doubt as I am getting this error
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/ssl.py", line 1205, in send
return self._sslobj.write(data)
TimeoutError: The write operation timed out

for uploading large files

[denisalexandrov]

Hi! Thanks for lessons!! I have a question: a friend sent me a link to his folder. I see the files in the browser, but the script does not. When I open one of the files, then the script starts to see it. The script starts seeing files after I interact with them in the browser.
What could be the problem?

[christinavanciu]

Thank you for this. I'm on the "while NextPageToken:" bit and it has been running for a really long time, like 32 hours so far. I'll admit the folder I'm searching has 322 excel files (some of them large), and 2 empty folders. Is the issue that there are folders in there? I'm wondering why it is taking so long and if it will ever finish!

[alfredingram]

This is working great with My Drive. But I'm trying to download files from a shared folder on google drive - which returns an empty data frame. Any advice on how I would be able to fix this?

[panktisugandhi]

It not working. It show everytime Google module not found. I have to download lib in python but still same error so can u tell me what i need to do?

[nursgrata]

Is it possible to get files from multiple folders of multiple users in one request?

[atsoamazed]

Great video!!! How would you get a list of nested folders and files?

[leonardoalmeida]

What is the command to install the Google library? "from Google import Create_services"

[manhdt]

Hi. Please help me fix this error
response =
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'file'

[ykaribou]

I don't understand the mecanism of this api,
This is the code that I used and it retrieve to me all the files with all version of files.
response = (
gdrive.files()
.list(
pageToken=last_page_token,
spaces="appDataFolder",
orderBy="name, modifiedTime",
q='mimeType != and mimeType != and trashed=false',
fields="nextPageToken, "
"files("
" id, "
" mimeType, "
" name, "
" size, "
" md5Checksum, "
" modifiedTime, "
" parents, "
" headRevisionId)",
)
.execute()
)
I would like to retrieve only the last revision. Maybe an idea ?