Uploading Documents to Drive¶
The document uploader will let Google try to figure out which kind of document it is. For most cases, this will work fine.
You can easily upload a file with:
from easygoogledocs import GoogleAPI, AUTH_TYPE_BROWSER, AUTH_TYPE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT
api = GoogleAPI(credentials_file='credentials.json')
# To authorize with a web-browser based OAuth Token:
api.authorize(authentication_type=AUTH_TYPE_BROWSER)
# To authorize with a service account:
api.authorize(authentication_type=AUTH_TYPE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT)
# Upload the file "MyFinalPaper.docx" to my root drive folder:
file_meta = api.upload_document(document_location="MyFinalPaper.docx")
# Or if you want to upload it to a specific folder, you'll need to know the folder's ID:
file_meta = api.upload_document(document_location="MyFinalPaper.docx", parent_id='FOLDER_ID')
Or if you want to upload specifically to Google Sheets:
from easygoogledocs import GoogleAPI, AUTH_TYPE_BROWSER, AUTH_TYPE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT
api = GoogleAPI(credentials_file='credentials.json')
# To authorize with a web-browser based OAuth Token:
api.authorize(authentication_type=AUTH_TYPE_BROWSER)
# To authorize with a service account:
api.authorize(authentication_type=AUTH_TYPE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT)
# Upload the file "Expenses.xlsx" to my root drive folder:
file_meta = api.upload_spreadsheet(document_location="Expenses.xlsx")
# Or if you want to upload it to a specific folder, you'll need to know the folder's ID:
file_meta = api.upload_spreadsheet(document_location="Expenses.xlsx", parent_id='FOLDER_ID')
Specifying Mimetypes¶
You can upload a file and specify which mime-type the file is if you would rather not let Google try to figure it out:
from easygoogledocs import GoogleAPI, AUTH_TYPE_BROWSER, AUTH_TYPE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT
api = GoogleAPI(credentials_file='credentials.json')
# To authorize with a web-browser based OAuth Token:
api.authorize(authentication_type=AUTH_TYPE_BROWSER)
# To authorize with a service account:
api.authorize(authentication_type=AUTH_TYPE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT)
# Upload the file "leafy_autumn.jpg" to my root drive folder:
file_meta = api.upload_file(document_location="leafy_autumn.jpg", mime_type='application/vnd.google-apps.photo')
Supported Mime-Types¶
You can view a compelte list of supported mime-types (and where Google will default the opening application) at: