Method: parents.get
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Gets a specific parent reference.
HTTP request
GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents/{parentId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
fileId |
string
The ID of the file.
|
parentId |
string
The ID of the parent.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of ParentReference.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.
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Last updated 2025-04-03 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-04-03 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: parents.get\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nGets a specific parent reference.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents/{parentId}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|------------|--------------------------------|\n| `fileId` | `string` The ID of the file. |\n| `parentId` | `string` The ID of the parent. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [ParentReference](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/parents#ParentReference).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.readonly`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly`\n\nSome scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent)."]]
