Action: Move File

Google Drive Operation

The Move File action relocates a file to a different folder within Google Drive.

Example User Story

I want to move a file from one folder to another in Google Drive so that I can organize my files better.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
fileId	String	Yes
newParentId	String	Yes
newName	String	No

Related Connections

Google Drive

Related Automations

Example link

Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "move-file",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Move File",
    "description": "Move a file from one location to another in Google Drive."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "fileId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the file to move."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "newParentId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the new parent folder."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "newName",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The new name for the file (optional)."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "fileId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["id"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The moved file object."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "PATCH",
        "path": "/drive/v3/files/{{fileId}}",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\"parents\": [\"{{newParentId}}\"], \"name\": \"{{newName}}\"}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "newParentId",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The ID of the new parent folder.",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "newName",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The new name for the file (optional).",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}