NAME
Google::RestApi::DriveApi3::File - File object for Google Drive.
SYNOPSIS
my $file = $drive->file(id => 'file_id');
# Get file metadata
my $metadata = $file->get();
my $name = $file->get(fields => 'name')->{name};
# Update file
$file->update(name => 'new_name', description => 'new description');
# Copy and delete
my $copy = $file->copy(name => 'copy_of_file');
$file->delete();
# Export (for Google Docs)
my $pdf = $file->export(mime_type => 'application/pdf');
# Watch for changes
$file->watch(id => 'channel-id', address => 'https://example.com/webhook');
# Permissions
my @perms = $file->permissions();
my $perm = $file->permission(id => 'perm_id');
$file->permission()->create(role => 'reader', type => 'anyone');
# Revisions
my @revs = $file->revisions();
my $rev = $file->revision(id => 'rev_id');
# Comments
my @comments = $file->comments();
my $comment = $file->comment(id => 'comment_id');
$file->comment()->create(content => 'Nice work!');DESCRIPTION
Represents a Google Drive file with full CRUD operations, permissions, revisions, and comments management.
METHODS
get(fields => $fields, params => \%params)
Retrieves file metadata.
update(name => $name, description => $desc, ...)
Updates file metadata. Supports name, description, mime_type, add_parents, and remove_parents parameters.
copy(name => $name)
Creates a copy of the file. Returns a new File object.
delete()
Permanently deletes the file.
export(mime_type => $type)
Exports Google Docs/Sheets/Slides to the specified format.
watch(id => $channel_id, address => $url)
Sets up a notification channel for file changes.
permission(id => $id)
Returns a Permission object. If id is provided, represents that permission. Without id, can be used to create new permissions.
permissions()
Lists all permissions on the file.
revision(id => $id)
Returns a Revision object for the given revision ID.
revisions()
Lists all revisions of the file.
comment(id => $id)
Returns a Comment object. Without id, can be used to create new comments.
comments(include_deleted => $bool)
Lists all comments on the file.
AUTHORS
Robin Murray mvsjes@cpan.org
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2019-2026 Robin Murray. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.