Include Description in Uploaded File

Question

I'm using Graph API, using example code in Graph API I'm able to upload file to OneDrive.

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(authProvider);
var stream = "The contents of the file goes here."

await graphClient.Me.Drive.Items["{item-id}"]
    .Request()
    .PutAsync(stream);

Question is, I want to include Description to the uploaded file. I don't know if this possible, but couldn't find info on it.

Answer 1

It depends whether OneDrive personal or OneDrive for Business/SharePoint document library drive type is utilized.

From driveItem resource type page

description String Provides a user-visible description of the item. Read-write. Only on OneDrive Personal

In case of OneDrive Personal, driveItem.Description property could be updated like this:

//upload a file
var driveItem = await graphClient.Me.Drive.Items[itemId]
    .Content
    .Request()
    .PutAsync<DriveItem>(stream);


//update driveItem
var updateItem = new DriveItem { Description = "File uploaded" };
await graphClient.Me.Drive.Items[driveItem.Id].Request().UpdateAsync(updateItem);