Google Drive API JavaScript - Insert file

Question

I'm trying to "insert" a Drive file. I've made the auth and it works right :)

But when I try to create (insert) a new file from JS, it creates one, but a file named "Untitled" with no extension at all. (I have a sync folder on my file system, and it is the same thing).

My code is this:

 function createNewFile(  ) {
    gapi.client.load('drive', 'v2', function() {
    var request = gapi.client.drive.files.insert ( {
        "title" : "cat.jpg",
        "mimeType" : "image/jpeg",
        "description" : "Some"
        } );
    request.execute(function(resp) { console.log(resp); });
    });
 }

Any idea about what is wrong? I can list files from my drive from JS, and this code creates this "untitled" and no extensioned file.

i dont have 1500 points, so i cannot create a new tag on stackOverflow, it is "google-drive-api" instead of google-drive-sdk, but it doesn't exist yet — InsaurraldeAP
– InsaurraldeAP, Commented Jul 1, 2012 at 7:53
There is no need for a new tag here, we already have two to cover Google Drive. — Charles
– Charles, Commented Jul 1, 2012 at 8:30

Lawliet · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-05 15:27:07Z

5

I have that working like this:

function createNewFile(  ) {

    gapi.client.load('drive', 'v2', function() {

       var request = gapi.client.request({
        'path': '/drive/v2/files',
        'method': 'POST',
        'body':{
            "title" : "cat.jpg",
            "mimeType" : "image/jpeg",
            "description" : "Some"
         }
     });

      request.execute(function(resp) { console.log(resp); });
   });
}

Bear in mind that if a file with title cat.jpg already exists, this request will create another file with the same title, since files in Google Drive have unique file IDs by which are referred internally.

edited May 5, 2014 at 15:27

Lawliet

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answered Jul 6, 2012 at 11:33

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3 Comments

InsaurraldeAP Over a year ago

'var request = gapi.client.request({' That line was the problem!! Thank you very much!

Boris Jockov Over a year ago

I wonder why Google documentation mentions the 'files.insert' function when they don't use it in the examples.

chiragchavda.ks Over a year ago

Can we check if folder exits or not in Google drive by name?

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