Method: parents.insert
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Adds a parent folder for a file.
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
fileId |
string
The ID of the file.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
enforceSingleParent
(deprecated) |
boolean
Deprecated: Adding files to multiple folders is no longer supported. Use shortcuts instead.
|
supportsAllDrives |
boolean
Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.
|
supportsTeamDrives
(deprecated) |
boolean
Deprecated: Use supportsAllDrives instead.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of ParentReference.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created 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
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.insert\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nAdds a parent folder for a file.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents`\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\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `enforceSingleParent` **(deprecated)** | `boolean` Deprecated: Adding files to multiple folders is no longer supported. Use `shortcuts` instead. |\n| `supportsAllDrives` | `boolean` Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. |\n| `supportsTeamDrives` **(deprecated)** | `boolean` Deprecated: Use `supportsAllDrives` instead. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains an instance of [ParentReference](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/parents#ParentReference).\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains a newly created 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\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)."]]
