Downloading file from Google Drive using Drive API Java

silverfish

I have a file in google drive that I need to download using the google drive api in java. I have the file id, but I can't seem to find any methods in the api that allow me to do this. Can anyone help?

isabella_gardner

Here are the steps to download a file from Google Drive using the Drive API in Java:

Create a new Drive API client.
Call the Drive API's files.list method to retrieve a list of files.
Loop through the list of files and identify the one you want to download.
Call the Drive API's files.get method to retrieve the file content.
Save the file content to your local filesystem.

neil_stone

Assuming you have a Google Drive account:

Go to the Google Drive homepage and log in.
Click on the “My Drive” option in the left sidebar.
Find the file you want to download, then click on it to select it.
Click the “More” option in the top right corner of the file.
Select the “Download” option from the drop-down menu.
The file will begin downloading to your computer.