Parents

For a list of methods for this resource, see the end of this page.

Resource representations

A reference to a file's parent.

{
  "kind": "drive#parentReference",
  "id": string,
  "selfLink": string,
  "parentLink": string,
  "isRoot": boolean
}

Property name	Value	Description	Notes
kind	string	This is always drive#parentReference.
id	string	The ID of the parent.
selfLink	string	A link back to this reference.
parentLink	string	A link to the parent.
isRoot	boolean	Whether or not the parent is the root folder.

Methods

delete

Removes a parent from a file.

get

Gets a specific parent reference.

insert

Adds a parent folder for a file.

list

Lists a file's parents.