Set the “Anyone with a link” file sharing level through the Google Drive API

Question

How to do it? Should I use the Google Docs ACLs instead and how to configure such an ACL?

Answer 1

You need to set the following parameters:

private Permission insertPermission(Drive service, String fileId) throws Exception{ Permission newPermission = new Permission(); newPermission.setType("anyone"); newPermission.setRole("reader"); newPermission.setValue(""); newPermission.setWithLink(true); return service.permissions().insert(fileId, newPermission).execute(); } 

Answer 2

Use this method to make your file visible to everyone:

 private static Permission insertPermission(Drive service, String fileId) throws IOException { Permission newPermission = new Permission(); newPermission.setType("anyone"); newPermission.setRole("reader"); return service.permissions().insert(fileId, newPermission).execute(); } 

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Answer 3

You must use the document list API to manage sharing. Please check the docs at https://developers.google.com/google-apps/documents-list/#managing_sharing_permissions_of_resources_via_access_control_lists_acls