recipe-share-folder-with-teamby Google

Share a Google Drive folder and all its contents with a list of collaborators.

npx skills add https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-share-folder-with-team

Share a Google Drive Folder with a Team

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-drive

Share a Google Drive folder and all its contents with a list of collaborators.

Steps

  1. Find the folder: gws drive files list --params '{"q": "name = '\''Project X'\'' and mimeType = '\''application/vnd.google-apps.folder'\''"}'
  2. Share as editor: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --json '{"role": "writer", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "colleague@company.com"}'
  3. Share as viewer: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "stakeholder@company.com"}'
  4. Verify permissions: gws drive permissions list --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --format table