Google Drive API API Changes — Google Cloud Radar Real-time pre-release intelligence and changelog for Google Google Drive API. Tracked from Google Discovery Service. https://google-cloud-radar.com/services/google-drive-api/atom.xml 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z Google Cloud Radar https://github.com/max-ostapenko/google-cloud-radar New Revision ID for File Approvals https://google-cloud-radar.com/changes/2026-11-08-drive-v3 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z The `Approval` schema in the Google Drive API now includes an `approvedRevisionId` property, providing the file's revision ID upon successful approval. Drive API: Approval Schema Read-Only Flags Removed https://google-cloud-radar.com/changes/2026-10-14-drive-v3 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z The `Approval` schema in the Drive API no longer explicitly marks `completeTime`, `createTime`, `modifyTime`, `fileContentChangeBehavior`, and `status` properties as read-only in its discovery document. This is a metadata update. Drive API clarifies concurrent permission warnings https://google-cloud-radar.com/changes/2026-09-24-drive-v3 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z The Google Drive API's documentation for `permissions.create`, `delete`, and `update` methods has been updated. The warning about concurrent permission modifications is now more explicit, clarifying its scope. Permission Concurrency Warning Clarified https://google-cloud-radar.com/changes/2026-09-24-drive-v2 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z The Google Drive API's permission methods (`delete`, `insert`, `patch`, `update`) now feature updated descriptions that clarify the scope of concurrent modification warnings. Drive files.copy now supports copying comments https://google-cloud-radar.com/changes/2026-09-03-drive-v3 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z The Drive API now allows developers to include comments when duplicating files via the files.copy method. Clarified field requirements for Drive Approvals https://google-cloud-radar.com/changes/2026-08-27-drive-v3 2026-08-27T00:00:00Z 2026-08-27T00:00:00Z The Drive API documentation now explicitly notes that the approvals.list method requires the fields parameter to return detailed results. ⚠️ [BREAKING] Drive API v3: Major Schema Hardening and Breaking Changes https://google-cloud-radar.com/changes/2026-08-25-drive-v3 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z Google Drive API v3 has introduced significant breaking changes by making numerous ID parameters strictly required and marking several schema properties as read-only. ⚠️ [BREAKING] Drive v2 API: Major Validation Tightening & Breaking Changes https://google-cloud-radar.com/changes/2026-08-25-drive-v2 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z The Drive v2 API discovery document has been updated to enforce strict requirements on resource identifiers and mark several metadata fields as read-only.