General
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Share a Google Drive Folder with a Team
by googleworkspace/cli
Share a Google Drive folder and all its contents with a list of collaborators.
Skill content
Batch-share Google Drive folders with multiple collaborators at specified permission levels.
- Requires the gws-drive skill to execute folder sharing and permission management operations
- Supports role-based access control: assign editor (writer) or viewer (reader) permissions to individual collaborators
- Includes folder discovery by name and permission verification steps to confirm successful sharing
- Designed as a multi-step recipe for programmatic team collaboration workflows
Share a Google Drive Folder with a Team
PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-drive
Share a Google Drive folder and all its contents with a list of collaborators.
Steps
- Find the folder: gws drive files list --params '{"q": "name = '\''Project X'\'' and mimeType = '\''application/vnd.google-apps.folder'\''"}'
- Share as editor: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --json '{"role": "writer", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "[email protected]"}'
- Share as viewer: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "[email protected]"}'
- Verify permissions: gws drive permissions list --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --format table