Google Drive

Google Drive

The robomotion googledrive CLI connects to Google Drive API for file and folder management. It uploads, downloads, copies, moves, and deletes files; creates folders; searches by name/query; and manages sharing permissions.

When to use

• Upload or download files between local filesystem and Google Drive
• List, search, copy, move, or delete files and folders
• Create folders and manage file sharing permissions

Prerequisites

• robomotion CLI installed
• Package installed: robomotion install googledrive
• Google Drive OAuth2 or Service Account credentials configured via Robomotion vault

IMPORTANT: Session Mode Required for Multi-Step Operations

Each CLI command runs as a separate process — connection IDs from connect do NOT persist across calls. You MUST use --session on connect and pass --session-id to all subsequent commands.

Workflow

1. Install (once): robomotion install googledrive
2. Connect with session:

   robomotion googledrive connect --session --output json
   # → {"outClientId":"<client-id>","session_id":"<session-id>"}
   

3. Use the returned client-id and session-id in all subsequent commands:

   robomotion googledrive upload_file --client-id "<client-id>" --file-path <local> --parent-id <folder> --session-id "<session-id>" --output json
   

4. Disconnect when done:

   robomotion googledrive disconnect --client-id "<client-id>" --session-id "<session-id>" --output json
   

Always append --output json to get structured JSON results.

Commands Reference

• robomotion googledrive connect --session --output json Connects to Google Drive using OAuth2 or Service Account credentials
• robomotion googledrive list_folder --drive-id --folder-id --output json Lists all files and folders within a specified folder
• robomotion googledrive upload_file --drive-id --file-path --parent-folder-id --output json Uploads a local file to Google Drive
• robomotion googledrive download_file --drive-id --file-id --file-path [--pattern] --output json Downloads a file from Google Drive to local storage
• robomotion googledrive delete_file --drive-id --file-id --output json Permanently deletes a file or folder from Google Drive
• robomotion googledrive create_folder --drive-id --folder-name [--parent-folder-id] --output json Creates a new folder in Google Drive
• robomotion googledrive create_file_permission --drive-id --file-id --role --type --email-address [--email-message] --output json Creates a permission for a file or folder in Google Drive
• robomotion googledrive delete_file_permission --drive-id --file-id --permission --output json Removes a permission from a file or folder in Google Drive
• robomotion googledrive list_file_permissions --drive-id --file-id --output json Lists all permissions for a file or folder
• robomotion googledrive search --drive-id --query --output json Searches for files in Google Drive using a query string
• robomotion googledrive copy_file --drive-id --file-id [--file-name] [--mime-type] [--parent-folder-id] --output json Creates a copy of a file in Google Drive
• robomotion googledrive export_file --drive-id --file-id --file-path [--mime-type] --output json Exports a Google Workspace document to a specified format
• robomotion googledrive disconnect --drive-id --session-id "<session-id>" --output json Closes the Google Drive connection and releases resources
• robomotion googledrive move_file --drive-id --file-id --from-parent-id --to-parent-id --output json Moves a file or folder to a different location in Google Drive

Environment

• ROBOMOTION_API_TOKEN (if vault credentials are needed)