`drive_get_file`

Pack: google_drive · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/google_drive/mcp

Get metadata for a specific Drive file by ID. Returns name, type, size, owners, permissions, creation date, and last modified time.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`file_id`	string	yes	The ID of the file to retrieve
`fields`	string	no	Comma-separated list of fields to include (default: id,name,mimeType,size,createdTime,modifiedTime,owners,webViewLink)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "file_id": "1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/google_drive/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"drive_get_file","arguments":{"file_id":"1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('drive_get_file', {
  "file_id": "1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j"
});

More examples

{
  "file_id": "1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j",
  "fields": "id,name,mimeType,size,webViewLink"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	File ID
`name`	string	File name
`mimeType`	string	MIME type of the file
`size`	string	File size in bytes
`createdTime`	string	ISO 8601 creation timestamp
`modifiedTime`	string	ISO 8601 last modified timestamp
`owners`	array	List of file owners
`webViewLink`	string	URL to open file in Google Drive web interface
`parents`	array	Parent folder IDs
`shared`	boolean	Whether file is shared
`permissions`	array	File permissions
`error`	string	Error code if connection failed
`message`	string	Error message with instructions

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "File ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "File name"
    },
    "mimeType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "MIME type of the file"
    },
    "size": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "File size in bytes"
    },
    "createdTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 8601 creation timestamp"
    },
    "modifiedTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 8601 last modified timestamp"
    },
    "owners": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of file owners",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "displayName": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Owner display name"
          },
          "emailAddress": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Owner email address"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "webViewLink": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL to open file in Google Drive web interface"
    },
    "parents": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Parent folder IDs",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "shared": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether file is shared"
    },
    "permissions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "File permissions",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "error": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error code if connection failed"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error message with instructions"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google_drive": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/google_drive/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

drive_get_file