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Microsoft Word Drive Items API

Operations for managing files and folders in OneDrive and SharePoint

Microsoft Word Drive Items API is one of 19 APIs that Microsoft Word publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 14 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include DriveItems. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, an API reference, a JSON-LD context, a getting-started guide, and 14 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 9 operations across 6 paths, and defines 13 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0.

9 operations 6 paths 13 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET2 PATCH3 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Microsoft Word Drive Items API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 4 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow with Microsoft Identity Platform.

Paths & Operations 9

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 2 PATCH, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Drive Items 9

Operations for managing files and folders in OneDrive and SharePoint

GET
/me/drive/items/{item-id}
Microsoft Word Get Drive Item
getDriveItem 3 params → 200401403404
PATCH
/me/drive/items/{item-id}
Microsoft Word Update Drive Item
updateDriveItem 1 param body → 200401403404
DELETE
/me/drive/items/{item-id}
Microsoft Word Delete Drive Item
deleteDriveItem 1 param → 204401403404
GET
/me/drive/items/{item-id}/children
Microsoft Word List Children
listChildren 5 params → 200401404
POST
/me/drive/items/{item-id}/children
Microsoft Word Create Folder
createFolder 1 param body → 201401409
POST
/me/drive/items/{item-id}/copy
Microsoft Word Copy Drive Item
copyDriveItem 1 param body → 202401404
PATCH
/me/drive/items/{item-id}/move
Microsoft Word Move Drive Item
moveDriveItem 1 param body → 200401404
POST
/me/drive/items/{item-id}/preview
Microsoft Word Preview Drive Item
previewDriveItem 1 param body → 200401404
GET
/me/drive/items/{item-id}/delta
Microsoft Word Track Changes
trackChanges 2 params → 200401

Schemas 13

The contract defines 13 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DriveItem (16 properties), CreateFolderRequest (3 properties), DriveItemUpdate (3 properties), ItemPreviewInfo (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

FileFacet
object
File metadata facet for a driveItem.
2 properties
ErrorResponse
object
Error response from the API.
1 property
ItemReference
object
Reference to a drive item's parent.
3 properties
DriveItem
object
Represents a file, folder, or other item stored in a drive.
16 properties
CopyRequest
object
Request body for copying a drive item.
2 properties
DriveItemCollection
object
Collection of drive items.
2 properties
IdentitySet
object
Keyed collection of identity resources.
1 property
SharedFacet
object
Indicates the item has been shared with others.
2 properties
FolderFacet
object
Folder metadata facet for a driveItem.
1 property
ItemPreviewInfo
object
Embeddable preview information for a drive item.
3 properties
MoveRequest
object
Request body for moving a drive item.
2 properties
CreateFolderRequest
object
Request body for creating a new folder.
3 properties 2 required
DriveItemUpdate
object
Properties to update on a drive item.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

microsoft-word-drive-items-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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