Before creating AODocs documents: Create test Drive folder and files

Folder ID
File ID
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Here’s an example of what that might look like:

Folder ID

In Drive, files and folders are identified by their individual IDs. When the URL says something like /drive/folders/**1HczxnMexotWE3H9z8aebZepvkla60UEzz**, the long string of numbers and letters refers to the current Drive folder ID:

Make note of the Drive folder ID in the URL for later.

File ID

To get the URL to display the file ID of the file that’s currently open, click on the More options” menu (⁝), then on “Open in new window”:

Now the URL lists the Drive file ID (as opposed to folder ID):

Note:Certain Drive files such as Google Forms require an additional step of clicking on Edit (pencil icon usually in the bottom right of the page) and open the file in yet another view. Only then does the URL display the proper file ID.

Make note of the Drive file ID: it and the AODocs document ID are the two most critical and commonly used pieces of identifying information in the AODocs API.

Note:If you’re familiar with the Drive API, the file ID is the ID of the File resource.

Next steps

Use a Drive file to create a new AODocs document with an attachment.

Creating new AODocs documents

Create new document and attach Drive file

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Key concepts

Authentication

Manage AODocs documents

Best Practices

Before creating AODocs documents: Create test Drive folder and files

Folder ID

File ID

Next steps

Key concepts

Authentication

Manage AODocs documents

Best Practices

​Folder ID

​File ID

​Next steps

Folder ID

File ID

Next steps