This section provides samples for Google Drive API.

For introductory videos about Drive API, see the Drive APIvideo library.

Google hosts the following samples on GitHub. You can fork these repositoriesand use the code as a reference for your own projects.

Google Picker

TheGoogle Picker code sample shows how to usean image selector or upload page that users can open from a button in a web app.

To view or download the source, visitGoogle Pickeron the GitHub repository.

Open and save files with Quickeditors

This Quickeditors code sample shows how to open and save files with theDrive API.

Each of the Drive platform-specific examples reflects a singlesample app: a text editor, called a Quickeditor, capable of editingDrive files with the MIME typetext/*. Thewebversionimplements two fundamental Drive use cases:

• Integrate with Drive UI's "New" button
• Integrate with Drive UI's "Open with" context menu

The flow for both use cases is similar. Drive redirects a user tothe app after the user selects it from the create menu or the context menu of afile with a registeredMIME type.

To view or download the source, visitDriveQuickeditors on the GitHubrepository.

Related topics

• The Google Picker API
• Drive UI integration overview