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Google Colab Files API

Notebook file operations

Google Colab Files API is one of 4 APIs that Google Colab publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include File. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3.

6 operations 3 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v3
Base URL
https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Google Colab Files API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Files 6

Notebook file operations

GET
/files
Google Colab List Colab notebooks
listNotebooks 5 params → 200401
POST
/files
Google Colab Create a Colab notebook
createNotebook body → 200400
GET
/files/{fileId}
Google Colab Get notebook metadata
getNotebook 2 params → 200404
PATCH
/files/{fileId}
Google Colab Update notebook metadata
updateNotebook 1 param body → 200
DELETE
/files/{fileId}
Google Colab Delete a notebook
deleteNotebook 1 param → 204404
POST
/files/{fileId}/copy
Google Colab Copy a notebook
copyNotebook 1 param body → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are File (11 properties), FileList (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

File
object
11 properties
FileList
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

google-colab-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Google Colab publishes across the network.

Colab Runtime and Kernel Management
Colab Enterprise API
Google Colab Permissions API
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