Method: files.generateCseToken

Generates a CSE token which can be used to create or update CSE files.

HTTP request

GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/generateCseToken

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Query parameters

Parameters
fileId

string

The ID of the file for which the JWT should be generated. If not provided, an id will be generated.
parent

string

The ID of the expected parent of the file. Used when generating a JWT for a new CSE file. If specified, the parent will be fetched, and if the parent is a shared drive item, the shared drive's policy will be used to determine the KACLS that should be used.

It is invalid to specify both fileId and parent in a single request.

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Response body

JWT and associated metadata used to generate CSE files.

If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:

JSON representation 
{
  "fileId": string,
  "currentKaclsId": string,
  "currentKaclsName": string,
  "jwt": string,
  "kind": string
}
Fields
fileId

string

The fileId for which the JWT was generated.
currentKaclsId

string (int64 format)

The current Key ACL Service (KACLS) ID associated with the JWT.
currentKaclsName

string

Name of the KACLs that the returned KACLs ID points to.
jwt

string

The signed JSON Web Token (JWT) for the file.
kind

string

Output only. Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string "drive#generateCseTokenResponse".

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

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