Google-api-php-client: How to list folders and their childrens

[richard457]

I am using this code to get files but how can I access folders and their contents as well their children the documentation is not covering this.
`$client->setAccessToken ($this->getAccessToken ());
$drive = new Google_Service_Drive($client);

            return Response::json (($files = $drive->files->listFiles ()));`

[net-tools]

Hi,

You have to first list folders, and then explore each folder for files.

The trick to list only folders is to set the q query parameter with the right mimetype :

$drive->files->listFiles(array('q' => "trashed = false AND mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder'"));

The response here will only contain folders in your drive account. Then process in a loop each of this folders to find its files, thanks to the parents property : we select only files having $folder->id as a parent. Said otherwise, we select only $folder->id childs :

// loop content here
$drive->files->listFiles(array('q' => "trashed = false AND '{$folder->id} IN parents' "));
// endloop content

[mattwhisenhunt]

Looks like your question was answered by helpful community members. Thanks community! Please feel free re-open if I misread the thread.