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Watch Search Files In Folder
Watch matching files inside a Google Drive folder and return deterministic change groups. Limitation: only the first 1000 sorted matches are compared on each poll. Recursive mode is limited to depth 5 and up to 100 child folders per folder.
googleDriveFilesSearchInFolderWatch
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Permissions
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| parentFolderId | string | Google Drive folder ID to search within. | Yes |
| recursive | boolean | When true, recursively search matching files and folders in all nested subfolders. | No |
| query | string | Google Drive file search query using Drive API search terms and operators. Do not include parents filtering; use parentFolderId and recursive instead. | Yes |
Returns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| added | array | New matching files detected in the watched folder. |
| trashed | array | Matching files removed from the watched folder or newly marked as trashed. |
| modified | array | Existing matching files whose change-signaling fields changed. |
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