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# Action: Move File

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<p align="center">The Move File action relocates a file to a different folder within Google Drive.</p>

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#### 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](/human-connections/google/google-drive-individual.md)

### 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
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

```

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