Method: files.export
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Exports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported byte content. For more information, see Download and export files.
Note that the exported content is limited to 10 MB.
HTTP request
GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/export
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
fileId |
string
The ID of the file.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
mimeType |
string
Required. The MIME type of the format requested for this export. For a list of supported MIME types, see Export MIME types for Google Workspace documents.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, this method returns the file content as bytes.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.meet.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 2025-08-26 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-08-26 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: files.export\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\nExports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported byte content. Note that the exported content is limited to 10MB.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/export`\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| `mimeType` | `string` Required. The MIME type of the format requested for this export. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, this method returns the file content as bytes. For a list of Google Workspace documents and MIME type conversion formats, see [Google Workspace documents and corresponding export MIME types](/drive/api/guides/ref-export-formats).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive`\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.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)."]]
