Drive

public final classDriveextendsObject

This class is deprecated.
The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

The Drive API provides easy access to users' Google Drive contents. This API includes Activities to open or create files in users' Drives, as well as the ability to programmatically interact with contents, metadata, and the folder hierarchy.

Create a clientDriveClientor DriveResourceClient to start interacting with Drive. TheDriveClientprovides access to basic Drive functionality, and theDriveResourceClientprovides access to methods that interact withDriveResource objects.

Clients can be created with any of the following methods:

Be sure to pass in at least one ofSCOPE_FILE orSCOPE_APPFOLDER when creating theGoogleSignInAccount.

Field Summary

public static finalApi<Api.ApiOptions.NoOptions> API This field is deprecated. The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See the migration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.
public static finalDriveApi DriveApi This field is deprecated. The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See the migration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.
public static finalDrivePreferencesApi DrivePreferencesApi This field is deprecated. The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See the migration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.
public static finalScope SCOPE_APPFOLDER A Scope that gives 'drive.appfolder' access to a user's drive.
public static finalScope SCOPE_FILE A Scope that gives 'drive.file' access to a user's drive.

Public Method Summary

staticDriveClient
getDriveClient(Activity activity, GoogleSignInAccountaccount)
This method is deprecated. The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.
staticDriveClient
getDriveClient(Context context, GoogleSignInAccountaccount)
This method is deprecated. The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.
staticDriveResourceClient
getDriveResourceClient(Activity activity, GoogleSignInAccountaccount)
This method is deprecated. The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.
staticDriveResourceClient
getDriveResourceClient(Context context, GoogleSignInAccountaccount)
This method is deprecated. The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

Inherited Method Summary

Fields

public static finalApi<Api.ApiOptions.NoOptions> API

This field is deprecated.
The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

The API necessary to use Drive. Provide this as an API to addApi(Api).

public static finalDriveApi DriveApi

This field is deprecated.
The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

The entry point for interacting with the Drive APIs which provides ways to access/update the files and folders in users Drive.

public static finalDrivePreferencesApi DrivePreferencesApi

This field is deprecated.
The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

The entry point for interacting with the Drive APIs which provides ways to access/update Drive preferences.

public static finalScope SCOPE_APPFOLDER

A Scope that gives 'drive.appfolder' access to a user's drive. This scope gives access to files that have been created by the app in the App Folder.

This scope can be provided in requestScopes(Scope, Scope)

public static finalScope SCOPE_FILE

A Scope that gives 'drive.file' access to a user's drive. This scope give per-file access to files that have been created by, or specifically opened with the app.

This scope can be provided in requestScopes(Scope, Scope)

Public Methods

public staticDriveClient getDriveClient(Activityactivity, GoogleSignInAccount account)

This method is deprecated.
The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

Creates a new instance ofDriveClient for use in anActivity. Error resolutions will be automatically launched from the provided Activity,displaying UI when necessary. This is the entry point for basic interactions with the Drive API.

public staticDriveClient getDriveClient(Contextcontext, GoogleSignInAccount account)

This method is deprecated.
The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

Creates a new instance ofDriveClient for use in a non-ActivityContext. Error resolutions will be automatically launched from the provided Context,displaying system tray notifications when necessary. This is the entry point for basic interactions with the Drive API.

public staticDriveResourceClient getDriveResourceClient(Activityactivity, GoogleSignInAccount account)

This method is deprecated.
The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

Creates a new instance ofDriveResourceClient for use in anActivity. Error resolutions will be automatically launched from the provided Activity,displaying UI when necessary. This is the entry point for general management of allDriveResource objects with the Drive API.

public staticDriveResourceClient getDriveResourceClient(Contextcontext, GoogleSignInAccount account)

This method is deprecated.
The Google Drive Android API is deprecated and will be turned down on December 6, 2019. See themigration guidefor instructions on migrating to the REST API.

Creates a new instance ofDriveResourceClient for use in a non-ActivityContext. Error resolutions will be automatically launched from the provided Context,displaying system tray notifications when necessary. This is the entry point for general management of allDriveResource objects with the Drive API.