One Drive

OneDrive

Access the OneDrive API with managed OAuth authentication via Microsoft Graph. Manage files, folders, drives, and sharing with full CRUD operations.

Quick Start

# List files in OneDrive root
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/children')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/one-drive/v1.0/{resource}

The gateway proxies requests to graph.microsoft.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your OneDrive OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=one-drive&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'one-drive'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "3f17fb58-4515-4840-8ef6-2bbf0fa67e2c",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-07T08:23:30.317909Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-07T08:24:04.925298Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "one-drive",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple OneDrive connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/one-drive/v1.0/me/drive')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '3f17fb58-4515-4840-8ef6-2bbf0fa67e2c')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Drives

Get Current User's Drive

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive

Response:

{
  "id": "b!F3Y7M0VT80OO9iu_D6Z-LA...",
  "driveType": "personal",
  "name": "OneDrive",
  "owner": {
    "user": {
      "displayName": "John Doe",
      "id": "d4648f06c91d9d3d"
    }
  },
  "quota": {
    "total": 5368709120,
    "used": 1234567,
    "remaining": 5367474553
  }
}

List User's Drives

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drives

Get Drive by ID

GET /one-drive/v1.0/drives/{drive-id}

Files and Folders

Get Drive Root

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root

List Root Children

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/children

Response:

{
  "value": [
    {
      "id": "F33B7653325337C3!s88...",
      "name": "Documents",
      "folder": {
        "childCount": 5
      },
      "createdDateTime": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "lastModifiedDateTime": "2024-02-01T14:20:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "F33B7653325337C3!s3f...",
      "name": "report.pdf",
      "file": {
        "mimeType": "application/pdf",
        "hashes": {
          "sha1Hash": "cf23df2207d99a74fbe169e3eba035e633b65d94"
        }
      },
      "size": 35212
    }
  ]
}

Get Item by ID

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}

Get Item by Path

Use colon (:) syntax to access items by path:

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root:/Documents/report.pdf

List Folder Children by Path

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root:/Documents:/children

Get Item Children

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}/children

Special Folders

Access known folders by name:

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/special/documents
GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/special/photos
GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/special/music
GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/special/approot

Recent and Shared

Get Recent Files

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/recent

Get Files Shared With Me

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/sharedWithMe

Search

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/search(q='{query}')

Example:

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/search(q='budget')

Create Folder

POST /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/children
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Folder",
  "folder": {},
  "@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior": "rename"
}

Create folder inside another folder:

POST /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{parent-id}/children
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Subfolder",
  "folder": {}
}

Upload File (Simple - up to 4MB)

PUT /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{parent-id}:/{filename}:/content
Content-Type: application/octet-stream

{file binary content}

Example - upload to root:

PUT /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root:/document.txt:/content
Content-Type: text/plain

Hello, OneDrive!

Upload File (Large - resumable)

For files over 4MB, use resumable upload:

Step 1: Create upload session

POST /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root:/{filename}:/createUploadSession
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "item": {
    "@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior": "rename"
  }
}

Response:

{
  "uploadUrl": "https://sn3302.up.1drv.com/up/...",
  "expirationDateTime": "2024-02-08T10:00:00Z"
}

Step 2: Upload bytes to the uploadUrl

Download File

Get the file metadata to retrieve the download URL:

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}

The response includes @microsoft.graph.downloadUrl - a pre-authenticated URL valid for a short time:

{
  "id": "...",
  "name": "document.pdf",
  "@microsoft.graph.downloadUrl": "https://public-sn3302.files.1drv.com/..."
}

Use this URL directly to download the file content (no auth header needed).

Update Item (Rename/Move)

PATCH /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "new-name.txt"
}

Move to different folder:

PATCH /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "parentReference": {
    "id": "{new-parent-id}"
  }
}

Copy Item

POST /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}/copy
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "parentReference": {
    "id": "{destination-folder-id}"
  },
  "name": "copied-file.txt"
}

Returns 202 Accepted with a Location header to monitor the copy operation.

Delete Item

DELETE /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Sharing

Create Sharing Link

POST /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}/createLink
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": "view",
  "scope": "anonymous"
}

Link types:

• view - Read-only access
• edit - Read-write access
• embed - Embeddable link

Scopes:

• anonymous - Anyone with the link
• organization - Anyone in your organization

Response:

{
  "id": "...",
  "link": {
    "type": "view",
    "scope": "anonymous",
    "webUrl": "https://1drv.ms/b/..."
  }
}

Invite Users (Share with specific people)

POST /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}/invite
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "recipients": [
    {"email": "user@example.com"}
  ],
  "roles": ["read"],
  "sendInvitation": true,
  "message": "Check out this file!"
}

Query Parameters

Customize responses with OData query parameters:

• $select - Choose specific properties: ?$select=id,name,size
• $expand - Include related resources: ?$expand=children
• $filter - Filter results: ?$filter=file ne null (files only)
• $orderby - Sort results: ?$orderby=name
• $top - Limit results: ?$top=10

Example:

GET /one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/children?$select=id,name,size&$top=20&$orderby=name

Pagination

Results are paginated. The response includes @odata.nextLink for additional pages:

{
  "value": [...],
  "@odata.nextLink": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/children?$skiptoken=..."
}

Use the full URL from @odata.nextLink (without the gateway prefix) to fetch the next page.

Code Examples

JavaScript

// List files in root
const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/children',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

// Upload a file
const uploadResponse = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root:/myfile.txt:/content',
  {
    method: 'PUT',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`,
      'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
    },
    body: 'Hello, OneDrive!'
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests

# List files in root
response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/children',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
files = response.json()

# Upload a file
upload_response = requests.put(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root:/myfile.txt:/content',
    headers={
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
        'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
    },
    data='Hello, OneDrive!'
)

Notes

• OneDrive uses Microsoft Graph API (graph.microsoft.com)
• Item IDs are unique within a drive
• Use colon (:) syntax for path-based addressing: /root:/path/to/file
• Simple uploads are limited to 4MB; use resumable upload for larger files
• Download URLs from @microsoft.graph.downloadUrl are pre-authenticated and temporary
• Conflict behavior options: fail, replace, rename
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Error Response Format

{
  "error": {
    "code": "itemNotFound",
    "message": "The resource could not be found."
  }
}

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with one-drive. For example:

• Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/one-drive/v1.0/me/drive/root/children
• Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/v1.0/me/drive/root/children

Resources

• OneDrive Developer Documentation
• Microsoft Graph API Reference
• DriveItem Resource
• Drive Resource
• Sharing and Permissions
• Large File Upload
• Maton Community
• Maton Support