Method: files.copy

Creates a copy of a file and applies any requested updates with patch semantics. For more information, see Create and manage files.

HTTP request

POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/copy

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
fileId

string

The ID of the file.

Query parameters

Parameters
enforceSingleParent
(deprecated)

boolean

Deprecated: Copying files into multiple folders is no longer supported. Use shortcuts instead.
ignoreDefaultVisibility

boolean

Whether to ignore the domain's default visibility settings for the created file. Domain administrators can choose to make all uploaded files visible to the domain by default; this parameter bypasses that behavior for the request. Permissions are still inherited from parent folders.
keepRevisionForever

boolean

Whether to set the keepForever field in the new head revision. This is only applicable to files with binary content in Google Drive. Only 200 revisions for the file can be kept forever. If the limit is reached, try deleting pinned revisions.
ocrLanguage

string

A language hint for OCR processing during image import (ISO 639-1 code).
supportsAllDrives

boolean

Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.
supportsTeamDrives
(deprecated)

boolean

Deprecated: Use supportsAllDrives instead.
includePermissionsForView

string

Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only published is supported.
includeLabels

string

A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the labelInfo part of the response.

Request body

The request body contains an instance of File.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of File.

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • 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.photos.readonly

Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.