Get Drive

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Retrieve the properties and relationships of a Drive resource.

A Drive is the top-level container for a file system, such as OneDrive or SharePoint document libraries.

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type	Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account)	Files.Read, Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All, Files.ReadWrite.All, Sites.Read.All, Sites.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Files.Read, Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All, Files.ReadWrite.All
Application	Files.Read.All, Files.ReadWrite.All, Sites.Read.All, Sites.ReadWrite.All

Get current user's OneDrive

The signed in user's drive (when using delegated authentication) can be accessed from the me singleton.

If a user's OneDrive is not provisioned but the user has a license to use OneDrive, this request will automatically provision the user's drive, when using delegated authentication.

HTTP request

HTTP

GET /me/drive

C#

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var drive = await graphClient.Me.Drive
	.Request()
	.GetAsync();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let drive = await client.api('/me/drive')
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Objective-C

MSHTTPClient *httpClient = [MSClientFactory createHTTPClientWithAuthenticationProvider:authenticationProvider];

NSString *MSGraphBaseURL = @"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[MSGraphBaseURL stringByAppendingString:@"/me/drive"]]];
[urlRequest setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];

MSURLSessionDataTask *meDataTask = [httpClient dataTaskWithRequest:urlRequest 
	completionHandler: ^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *nserror) {

		MSGraphDrive *drive = [[MSGraphDrive alloc] initWithData:data error:&nserror];

}];

[meDataTask execute];

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

Drive drive = graphClient.me().drive()
	.buildRequest()
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClient(requestAdapter)

result, err := graphClient.Me().Drive().Get()

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Files

# A UPN can also be used as -UserId.
Get-MgUserDrive -UserId $userId

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Get a user's OneDrive

To access a user's OneDrive or OneDrive for Business, your app must request the drive relationship on the User resource.

If a user's OneDrive is not provisioned but the user has a license to use OneDrive, this request will automatically provision the user's drive, when using delegated authentication.

HTTP request

HTTP

GET /users/{idOrUserPrincipalName}/drive

C#

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var drive = await graphClient.Users["{user-id}"].Drive
	.Request()
	.GetAsync();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let drive = await client.api('/users/{idOrUserPrincipalName}/drive')
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Objective-C

MSHTTPClient *httpClient = [MSClientFactory createHTTPClientWithAuthenticationProvider:authenticationProvider];

NSString *MSGraphBaseURL = @"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[MSGraphBaseURL stringByAppendingString:@"/users/{idOrUserPrincipalName}/drive"]]];
[urlRequest setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];

MSURLSessionDataTask *meDataTask = [httpClient dataTaskWithRequest:urlRequest 
	completionHandler: ^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *nserror) {

		MSGraphDrive *drive = [[MSGraphDrive alloc] initWithData:data error:&nserror];

}];

[meDataTask execute];

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

Drive drive = graphClient.users("{idOrUserPrincipalName}").drive()
	.buildRequest()
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClient(requestAdapter)

userId := "user-id"
result, err := graphClient.UsersById(&userId).Drive().Get()

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Files

Get-MgUserDrive -UserId $userId

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Path parameters

Parameter name	Value	Description
idOrUserPrincipalName	string	Required. The identifier for the user object who owns the OneDrive.

Get the document library associated with a group

To access a Group's default document library, your app requests the drive relationship on the Group.

HTTP request

HTTP

GET /groups/{groupId}/drive

C#

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var drive = await graphClient.Groups["{group-id}"].Drive
	.Request()
	.GetAsync();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let drive = await client.api('/groups/{groupId}/drive')
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Objective-C

MSHTTPClient *httpClient = [MSClientFactory createHTTPClientWithAuthenticationProvider:authenticationProvider];

NSString *MSGraphBaseURL = @"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[MSGraphBaseURL stringByAppendingString:@"/groups/{groupId}/drive"]]];
[urlRequest setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];

MSURLSessionDataTask *meDataTask = [httpClient dataTaskWithRequest:urlRequest 
	completionHandler: ^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *nserror) {

		MSGraphDrive *drive = [[MSGraphDrive alloc] initWithData:data error:&nserror];

}];

[meDataTask execute];

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

Drive drive = graphClient.groups("{groupId}").drive()
	.buildRequest()
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClient(requestAdapter)

groupId := "group-id"
result, err := graphClient.GroupsById(&groupId).Drive().Get()

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Files

Get-MgGroupDrive -GroupId $groupId

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Path parameters

Parameter name	Value	Description
groupId	string	Required. The identifier for the group which owns the document library.

Get the document library for a site

To access a Site's default document library, your app requests the drive relationship on the Site.

HTTP request

HTTP

GET /sites/{siteId}/drive

C#

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var drive = await graphClient.Sites["{site-id}"].Drive
	.Request()
	.GetAsync();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let drive = await client.api('/sites/{siteId}/drive')
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Objective-C

MSHTTPClient *httpClient = [MSClientFactory createHTTPClientWithAuthenticationProvider:authenticationProvider];

NSString *MSGraphBaseURL = @"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[MSGraphBaseURL stringByAppendingString:@"/sites/{siteId}/drive"]]];
[urlRequest setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];

MSURLSessionDataTask *meDataTask = [httpClient dataTaskWithRequest:urlRequest 
	completionHandler: ^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *nserror) {

		MSGraphDrive *drive = [[MSGraphDrive alloc] initWithData:data error:&nserror];

}];

[meDataTask execute];

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

Drive drive = graphClient.sites("{siteId}").drive()
	.buildRequest()
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClient(requestAdapter)

siteId := "site-id"
result, err := graphClient.SitesById(&siteId).Drive().Get()

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Sites

Get-MgSiteDrive -SiteId $siteId

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Path parameters

Parameter name	Value	Description
siteId	string	Required. The identifier for the site that contains the document library.

Get a drive by ID

If you have the unique identifier for a drive, you can access it directly from the top-level drives collection.

HTTP request

HTTP

GET /drives/{drive-id}

C#

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var drive = await graphClient.Drives["{drive-id}"]
	.Request()
	.GetAsync();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let drive = await client.api('/drives/{drive-id}')
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Objective-C

MSHTTPClient *httpClient = [MSClientFactory createHTTPClientWithAuthenticationProvider:authenticationProvider];

NSString *MSGraphBaseURL = @"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[MSGraphBaseURL stringByAppendingString:@"/drives/{drive-id}"]]];
[urlRequest setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];

MSURLSessionDataTask *meDataTask = [httpClient dataTaskWithRequest:urlRequest 
	completionHandler: ^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *nserror) {

		MSGraphDrive *drive = [[MSGraphDrive alloc] initWithData:data error:&nserror];

}];

[meDataTask execute];

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

Drive drive = graphClient.drives("{drive-id}")
	.buildRequest()
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClient(requestAdapter)

driveId := "drive-id"
result, err := graphClient.DrivesById(&driveId).Get()

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Files

Get-MgDrive -DriveId $driveId

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Path parameters

Parameter name	Value	Description
driveId	string	Required. The identifier for the drive requested.

Optional query parameters

These method support the $select query parameter to shape the response.

Response

Each of these methods returns a Drive resource for the matching drive in the response body.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "id": "b!t18F8ybsHUq1z3LTz8xvZqP8zaSWjkFNhsME-Fepo75dTf9vQKfeRblBZjoSQrd7",
    "driveType": "business",
    "owner": {
        "user": {
            "id": "efee1b77-fb3b-4f65-99d6-274c11914d12",
            "displayName": "Ryan Gregg"
        }
    },
    "quota": {
        "deleted": 256938,
        "remaining": 1099447353539,
        "state": "normal",
        "total": 1099511627776
    }
}

Error response codes

If the drive does not exist and cannot be provisioned automatically (when using delegated authentication) an HTTP 404 response will be returned.