Part 1 Documentation
01
Go to google drive and go to the folders section
02
Go to the Reference page for files
→ create
https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files
03
We need the uploadType the others are optional
04
Scroll down to the Request Body in the Overview
section,
https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/files#File
we will need to specify
the mimeType and the name
05
Go → Supported Mime types
Under Version 2 'v2??'
https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/mime-types
We will be using the folders mime type to create folders,
application/vnd.google-apps.folder
Part 2 - Create Folders Script
01
Loop through the national_park list and create the folders
by creating a file_metadata dictionary that includes the folder name and
mimeType
application/vnd.google-apps.folder
for folder, then add it to the body parameter in
the create() method
from googleServiceCreate import create_service
CLIENT_SECRET = 'credentials.json'
API_NAME = 'drive'
API_VERSION = 'v3'
SCOPES = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive']
service = create_service(CLIENT_SECRET,API_NAME,API_VERSION,SCOPES)
national_parks = ['Yellowstone','Rocky Moutains','Yosemite']
for national_park in national_parks:
file_metadata = {
'name': national_park,
'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'
}
service.files().create(body =file_metadata).execute()
02
Now the folders will appear in the google drive
