| author | spgraph-docs-team |
|---|---|
| ms.date | 09/10/2017 |
| title | Update a file or folder |
| ms.localizationpriority | high |
| ms.subservice | sharepoint |
| description | Update the metadata for a driveItem by ID or path. |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
Namespace: microsoft.graph
Update the metadata for a driveItem by ID or path.
You can also use update to move an item to another parent by updating the item's parentReference property.
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Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
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PATCH /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}
PATCH /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}
PATCH /me/drive/items/{item-id}
PATCH /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}
PATCH /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Content-Type | application/json. Required. |
| if-match | String. If this request header is included and the eTag (or cTag) provided doesn't match the current eTag on the folder, a 412 Precondition Failed response is returned. |
In the request body, supply the values for properties that should be updated.
Existing properties that aren't included in the request body maintain their previous values or are recalculated based on changes to other property values. For best performance, your app shouldn't include properties that haven't changed.
If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and updated DriveItem resource in the response body.
This example renames the DriveItem resource to "new-file-name.docx".
PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}
Content-type: application/json
{
"name": "new-file-name.docx"
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If successful, this method returns an driveItem resource in the response body.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"id": "01NKDM7HMOJTVYMDOSXFDK2QJDXCDI3WUK",
"name": "new-file-name.docx",
"file": { }
}See Error Responses for details about how errors are returned.