Exports a Google Workspace document to the requested MIME type and returns exported byte content. Note that the exported content is limited to 10MB.
Scopes
You will need authorization for at least one of the following scopes to make a valid call:
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
If unset, the scope for this method defaults to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly.
You can set the scope for this method like this: drive2 --scope <scope> files export ...
Required Scalar Arguments
- <file-id> (string)
- The ID of the file.
- <mime-type> (string)
- The MIME type of the format requested for this export.
Optional Output Flags
The method's return value is a byte stream of the downloadable resource.
- -o out
- out specifies the destination to which to write the server's result to.
It will be a byte stream of the downloadable resource.
The destination may be
-to indicate standard output, or a filepath that is to contain the received bytes. If unset, it defaults to standard output.
- out specifies the destination to which to write the server's result to.
It will be a byte stream of the downloadable resource.
The destination may be
Optional General Properties
The following properties can configure any call, and are not specific to this method.
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-p alt=string
- Data format for the response.
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-p fields=string
- Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response.
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-p key=string
- API key. Your API key identifies your project and provides you with API access, quota, and reports. Required unless you provide an OAuth 2.0 token.
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-p oauth-token=string
- OAuth 2.0 token for the current user.
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-p pretty-print=boolean
- Returns response with indentations and line breaks.
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-p quota-user=string
- An opaque string that represents a user for quota purposes. Must not exceed 40 characters.
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-p user-ip=string
- Deprecated. Please use quotaUser instead.