Google Drive API - Error creating a permission to try to make a created folder public on shared drive

Question

Ultimate Goal:

Allow all files in a folder on a shared drive be publicly readable NOT editable.

Issue:

I have another simple problem that I'm sure is something silly I'm overlooking. I am simply trying to create a permission for a created drive folder on a shared drive to be publicly available via the link, as follows:

 const getFolderPerms = await drive.permissions.create({
        "fileId": `${createFolder.data.id}`,
        "requestBody": [
            {
                "role": "reader",
                "type": "anyone"
            }
        ],
        "supportsAllDrives": true,
        "supportsTeamDrives": true
    })

but when I attempt this I get the following error:

 message: 'Required parameter: fileId',

I know its actually sending a id over, because if I console log it before:

console.log('id ? ' + createFolder.data.id)

it prints out:

id ? 1fXLmWLLT5pi5WnztO6sYTzRqerowVucF

What am I doing wrong?

I've tried moving the requestBody to various functions but have still not been successful.

Answer 1

Modification points:

• I think that the reason for your current issue of message: 'Required parameter: fileId', is due to the value of requestBody.

In your showing script, how about the following modification?

Modified script:

const getFolderPerms = await drive.permissions.create({
  fileId: `${createFolder.data.id}`,
  requestBody: {
    role: "reader",
    type: "anyone",
  },
  supportsAllDrives: true,
  supportsTeamDrives: true,
});

• In this modification, the value of requestBody is changed from an array to an object of the 1st element of your array.

• When this script is run with a valid file ID, I confirmed that the permission of the file could be changed.

• By the way, I think that when your file ID is a valid value, both fileId: `${createFolder.data.id}`, and fileId: createFolder.data.id, can be used.

Reference:

• Method: permissions.create