How to navigate, or go to a folder in Drive with a Workspace Add-on

[Paul Armstrong]

I am pretty sure this is not possible, but it seems worthwhile asking.

I want to use a Google Workspace Drive Add-On to help the user navigate, or go to a folder in their Drive. A folder that is currently not on the screen, but I know they have access to.

The closest I have got to being able to do this is with button action and a callback

    return CardService.newUniversalActionResponseBuilder()
        .setOpenLink(CardService.newOpenLink()
          .setUrl("https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/_Unique Google Drive Id Here_"))
        .build();

I also have my manifest set up correctly
 
     "urlFetchWhitelist": [
        "https://drive.google.com/drive/"
      ],

And this works as documented—it opens a new browser tab and takes the user to the target/desired folder.

But, I do not want to open a new browser tab.
I want to either replace the current tab's URL. Or better still, have an API that tells Drive to go to the desired/target folder (on the screen) for the user.
But there appears to be no such API or other hacks that make this possible.

Thank you!



 

[Clark Lind]

You've probably made the best thing possible based on the limitations unfortunately. 

[Paul Armstrong | SECTION6]

Thank you! 

I think so too. The other problem. is that there is an issue with OpenLink which makes it only sometimes work.

So I am just not going to bother  

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