Check if file exists in GDive

[Alex]

How to check if file exists in Google Drive before trying to download it. Right now I am handling it with "Catch" block but wonder if there is a better way?

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

No, it's a feature on the to-do list.

[Shari Shark]

Hmm, have your tried to check Google drive api? You can enable it for free, afaik. And it applies seem to fit your needs. 

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[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Of course, that's what the Google Drive blocks are using.

[Shari Shark]

Ah I see. I mean, since there's api, one can also try to use the http request block, or at worst case, shell command block to do any functions not available as of yet.

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[Shari Shark]

You can try the api files.list and execute it in a http request block.

https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files/list

You can pass queries to to search for the file and handle the response accordingly. 

[Alex]

Shari, I wish I knew how to implement this. Do you know if there is an example for this in the community?