---
name: google-drive
description: |
  Google Drive API integration with managed OAuth. List, search, create, and manage files and folders. Use this skill when users want to interact with Google Drive files. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).
compatibility: Requires network access and valid Maton API key
metadata:
  author: maton
  version: "1.0"
  clawdbot:
    emoji: 🧠
    requires:
      env:
        - MATON_API_KEY
---

# Google Drive

Access the Google Drive API with managed OAuth authentication. List, search, create, and manage files and folders.

## Quick Start

```bash
# List files
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/drive/v3/files?pageSize=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

## Base URL

```
https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/{native-api-path}
```

Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual Google Drive API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `www.googleapis.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.

## Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

```
Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY
```

**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:

```bash
export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)
2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)
3. Copy your API key

## Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.

### List Connections

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-drive&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Create Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-drive'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Get Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-drive",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}
```

Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

### Delete Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Drive connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/drive/v3/files?pageSize=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

## API Reference

### List Files

```bash
GET /google-drive/drive/v3/files?pageSize=10
```

With query:

```bash
GET /google-drive/drive/v3/files?q=name%20contains%20'report'&pageSize=10
```

Only folders:

```bash
GET /google-drive/drive/v3/files?q=mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder'
```

Files in specific folder:

```bash
GET /google-drive/drive/v3/files?q='FOLDER_ID'+in+parents
```

With fields:

```bash
GET /google-drive/drive/v3/files?fields=files(id,name,mimeType,createdTime,modifiedTime,size)
```

### Get File Metadata

```bash
GET /google-drive/drive/v3/files/{fileId}?fields=id,name,mimeType,size,createdTime
```

### Download File Content

```bash
GET /google-drive/drive/v3/files/{fileId}?alt=media
```

### Export Google Docs

```bash
GET /google-drive/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/export?mimeType=application/pdf
```

### Create File (metadata only)

```bash
POST /google-drive/drive/v3/files
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Document",
  "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.document"
}
```

### Create Folder

```bash
POST /google-drive/drive/v3/files
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Folder",
  "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
}
```

### Update File Metadata

```bash
PATCH /google-drive/drive/v3/files/{fileId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Renamed File"
}
```

### Move File to Folder

```bash
PATCH /google-drive/drive/v3/files/{fileId}?addParents=NEW_FOLDER_ID&removeParents=OLD_FOLDER_ID
```

### Delete File

```bash
DELETE /google-drive/drive/v3/files/{fileId}
```

### Copy File

```bash
POST /google-drive/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/copy
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Copy of File"
}
```

## File Uploads

Google Drive supports three upload types depending on file size and whether you need to include metadata.

### Simple Upload (Media)

For files up to 5MB when you don't need to set metadata.

```bash
POST /google-drive/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=media
Content-Type: text/plain

<file content>
```

**Python Example:**
```python
import urllib.request, os

file_content = b'Hello, this is file content!'

url = 'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=media'
req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=file_content, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
```

### Multipart Upload

For files up to 5MB when you need to include metadata (name, description, etc.).

```bash
POST /google-drive/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart
Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary=boundary

--boundary
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

{"name": "myfile.txt", "description": "My file"}
--boundary
Content-Type: text/plain

<file content>
--boundary--
```

**Python Example:**
```python
import urllib.request, os, json

boundary = '----Boundary'
metadata = json.dumps({'name': 'myfile.txt', 'description': 'My file'})
file_content = 'File content here'

body = f'''--{boundary}\r
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8\r
\r
{metadata}\r
--{boundary}\r
Content-Type: text/plain\r
\r
{file_content}\r
--{boundary}--'''.encode()

url = 'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart'
req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=body, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', f'multipart/related; boundary={boundary}')
response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
```

### Resumable Upload (Large Files)

For large files (recommended for files > 5MB). This approach:
1. Initiates a session - Gets an upload URI
2. Uploads in chunks - Sends file in pieces
3. Supports resume - Can continue from where it left off if interrupted

**Step 1: Initiate Upload Session**

```bash
POST /google-drive/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=resumable
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
X-Upload-Content-Type: application/octet-stream
X-Upload-Content-Length: <file_size>

{"name": "large_file.bin"}
```

Response includes `Location` header with the upload URI.

**Step 2: Upload Content**

```bash
PUT <upload_uri>
Content-Length: <file_size>
Content-Type: application/octet-stream

<file content>
```

**Python Example (Complete):**
```python
import urllib.request, os, json

file_path = '/path/to/large_file.bin'
file_size = os.path.getsize(file_path)

# Step 1: Initiate resumable upload session
url = 'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=resumable'
metadata = json.dumps({'name': 'large_file.bin'}).encode()

req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=metadata, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json; charset=UTF-8')
req.add_header('X-Upload-Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream')
req.add_header('X-Upload-Content-Length', str(file_size))

response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
upload_uri = response.headers['Location']

# Step 2: Upload file in chunks (e.g., 5MB chunks)
chunk_size = 5 * 1024 * 1024
with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
    offset = 0
    while offset < file_size:
        chunk = f.read(chunk_size)
        end = offset + len(chunk) - 1

        req = urllib.request.Request(upload_uri, data=chunk, method='PUT')
        req.add_header('Content-Length', str(len(chunk)))
        req.add_header('Content-Range', f'bytes {offset}-{end}/{file_size}')

        response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
        offset += len(chunk)

result = json.load(response)
print(f"Uploaded: {result['id']}")
```

**Resuming Interrupted Uploads:**

If an upload is interrupted, query the upload URI to get current status:

```python
req = urllib.request.Request(upload_uri, method='PUT')
req.add_header('Content-Length', '0')
req.add_header('Content-Range', 'bytes */*')
response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
# Check Range header in response to get current offset
```

### Update File Content

To update an existing file's content:

```bash
PATCH /google-drive/upload/drive/v3/files/{fileId}?uploadType=media
Content-Type: text/plain

<new file content>
```

**Python Example:**
```python
import urllib.request, os

file_id = 'YOUR_FILE_ID'
new_content = b'Updated file content!'

url = f'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/upload/drive/v3/files/{file_id}?uploadType=media'
req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=new_content, method='PATCH')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
```

### Upload to Specific Folder

Include the folder ID in the metadata:

```python
metadata = json.dumps({
    'name': 'myfile.txt',
    'parents': ['FOLDER_ID']
})
```

### Share File

```bash
POST /google-drive/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/permissions
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "role": "reader",
  "type": "user",
  "emailAddress": "user@example.com"
}
```

## Query Operators

Use in the `q` parameter:
- `name = 'exact name'`
- `name contains 'partial'`
- `mimeType = 'application/pdf'`
- `'folderId' in parents`
- `trashed = false`
- `modifiedTime > '2024-01-01T00:00:00'`

Combine with `and`:
```
name contains 'report' and mimeType = 'application/pdf'
```

## Common MIME Types

- `application/vnd.google-apps.document` - Google Docs
- `application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet` - Google Sheets
- `application/vnd.google-apps.presentation` - Google Slides
- `application/vnd.google-apps.folder` - Folder
- `application/pdf` - PDF

## Code Examples

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/drive/v3/files?pageSize=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
```

### Python

```python
import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/drive/v3/files',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'pageSize': 10}
)
```

## Notes

- Use `fields` parameter to limit response data
- Pagination uses `pageToken` from previous response's `nextPageToken`
- Export is for Google Workspace files only
- **Upload Types**: Use `uploadType=media` for simple uploads (up to 5MB), `uploadType=multipart` for uploads with metadata (up to 5MB), `uploadType=resumable` for large files (recommended for > 5MB)
- **Upload Endpoint**: File uploads use `/upload/drive/v3/files` (note the `/upload` prefix)
- **Resumable Uploads**: For large files, use resumable uploads with chunked transfer (256KB minimum chunk size, 5MB recommended)
- **Max File Size**: Google Drive supports files up to 5TB
- IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use `curl -g` when URLs contain brackets (`fields[]`, `sort[]`, `records[]`) to disable glob parsing
- IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to `jq` or other commands, environment variables like `$MATON_API_KEY` may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

## Error Handling

| Status | Meaning |
|--------|---------|
| 400 | Missing Google Drive connection |
| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |
| 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) |
| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Google Drive API |

### Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:

```bash
echo $MATON_API_KEY
```

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with `google-drive`. For example:

- Correct: `https://gateway.maton.ai/google-drive/drive/v3/files`
- Incorrect: `https://gateway.maton.ai/drive/v3/files`

## Resources

- [Drive API Overview](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3)
- [List Files](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files/list)
- [Get File](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files/get)
- [Create File](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files/create)
- [Update File](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files/update)
- [Delete File](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files/delete)
- [Export File](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files/export)
- [Upload Files](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/manage-uploads)
- [Resumable Uploads](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/manage-uploads#resumable)
- [Search Query Syntax](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/search-files)
- [Maton Community](https://discord.com/invite/dBfFAcefs2)
- [Maton Support](mailto:support@maton.ai)