Microsoft Onedrive

Drive Microsoft Graph for OneDrive / SharePoint via curl + jq. The user's OAuth bearer token is in $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN; every call needs it as Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN. The token already carries the OneDrive scopes the user agreed to at install time (Files.Read, Files.Read.All, optionally Files.ReadWrite.All, Sites.Read.All).

The Graph API returns standard JSON; failures surface as JSON {"error": {"code": "...", "message": "..."}} — show that error verbatim to the user.

Always start with /me to confirm the connection works AND learn which account / drive you're operating against.

Recipes

Verify auth (always run first)

curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me \
  | jq '{displayName, mail, userPrincipalName}'

If you get 401 InvalidAuthenticationToken, the token expired — report it; the user has to reinstall the connector.

List files in root

curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/children?\$top=20&\$select=id,name,size,lastModifiedDateTime,folder,file" \
  | jq '.value[] | {id, name, size, kind: (if .folder then "folder" else .file.mimeType end), modified: .lastModifiedDateTime}'

Folders have "folder":{"childCount":N}, files have "file":{"mimeType":"..."}.

List files in a sub-folder by path

curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root:/Documents:/children?\$top=20&\$select=id,name,size,lastModifiedDateTime"

Path uses : as the path/segment separator — :/Documents/Q1:/children.

Search files (recursive)

curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  --data-urlencode "q=quarterly report" --get \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/search(q='quarterly report')?\$top=25&\$select=id,name,size,webUrl,lastModifiedDateTime"

search(q='') with empty query returns 400. To find files by type without a keyword, search by extension: search(q='.pdf').

Recently modified files (cross-folder)

curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/recent?\$top=25" \
  | jq '.value[] | {name, modified: .lastModifiedDateTime, parent: .parentReference.path}'

Files shared with me

curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/sharedWithMe?\$top=25" \
  | jq '.value[] | {name, size: .size, owner: .remoteItem.shared.owner.user.displayName}'

Download a file by item id

# /content returns 302 to a pre-signed URL — let curl follow it.
curl -sSL -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/${ITEM_ID}/content" \
  -o "$SKILL_DIR/tmp/$(basename "$NAME")"

Download a file by path

# URL-encode each path segment with jq -Rr @uri (or use printf encoding).
ENCODED=$(printf '%s' "Documents/report.docx" | jq -sRr @uri)
curl -sSL -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root:/${ENCODED}:/content" \
  -o report.docx

Upload a small file (< 4 MB)

curl -sS -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
  --data-binary @/tmp/report.pdf \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root:/Documents/report.pdf:/content"

For files > 4 MB use an upload session (chunked):

# 1) create session
SESSION=$(curl -sS -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"item":{"@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior":"rename"}}' \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root:/Documents/big.zip:/createUploadSession")
UPLOAD_URL=$(echo "$SESSION" | jq -r .uploadUrl)
# 2) PUT in 10 MiB chunks with Content-Range: bytes <start>-<end>/<total>
# (See Microsoft Graph docs for the chunking loop; jq + dd makes this trivial.)

Create a folder

curl -sS -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Reports","folder":{},"@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior":"rename"}' \
  https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/children

@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior: rename (auto-suffix), replace (overwrite), fail (error if exists). Default is fail.

Rename / move (PATCH)

⚠️ Always show the source and destination before executing.

# Rename only
curl -sS -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"renamed.docx"}' \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/${ITEM_ID}"

# Move to a different folder
curl -sS -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$(jq -nc --arg pid "$NEW_PARENT_ID" '{parentReference:{id:$pid}}')" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/${ITEM_ID}"

Delete

⚠️ Always fetch the item name first and confirm with the user.

# 1) Show what will be deleted
curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/${ITEM_ID}?\$select=name,size,lastModifiedDateTime" \
  | jq '"Delete \(.name) (\(.size) bytes, modified \(.lastModifiedDateTime))?"'

# 2) After user confirms (returns 204 No Content)
curl -sS -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/${ITEM_ID}" \
  -w "HTTP %{http_code}\n"

Create a sharing link

⚠️ Confirm with the user before sharing — this exposes data externally.

curl -sS -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"type":"view","scope":"organization"}' \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/${ITEM_ID}/createLink" \
  | jq '.link.webUrl'

type: view | edit | embed. scope: anonymous | organization | users.

List SharePoint sites

Requires Sites.Read.All.

curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites?search=*&\$top=10" \
  | jq '.value[] | {id, name: .displayName, webUrl}'

Files inside a site:

curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $MICROSOFT_ONEDRIVE_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/${SITE_ID}/drive/root/children?\$top=20"

OData quick reference

Use --data-urlencode "$key=$value" --get with curl to avoid shell-quoting $ and spaces.

Rules

• Always pass $select — defaults return 30+ fields per item.
• $top=10 for browse, 25 for search. Don't paginate past 50 unless asked.
• URL-encode IDs if using them in a path — IDs can contain +, /, =. Use jq -sRr @uri.
• Empty search(q='') returns 400 — search by extension if you don't have a keyword.

CRITICAL: User consent for destructive actions

Never delete, overwrite or share without explicit confirmation. Pattern: prepare → present → execute.

Errors

• 401 InvalidAuthenticationToken → token expired; user must reinstall the connector.
• 403 accessDenied → scope missing (e.g. trying to write with read-only token); ask user to reinstall and tick the write scope.
• 429 TooManyRequests → respect the Retry-After header (in seconds).
• 404 itemNotFound → wrong id or path; double-check casing.

Reference

For deep dives consult Microsoft's docs:

• Drive items: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/driveitem
• Upload large files: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/driveitem-createuploadsession
• Sharing: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/driveitem-createlink