REST Resource: children

Resource: ChildReference

A reference to a folder's child.

Some resource methods (such as children.get) require a childId. Use the children.list method to retrieve the ID of the child.

JSON representation
{ "id": string, "selfLink": string, "kind": string, "childLink": string }

Fields
`id`	`string` The ID of the child.
`selfLink`	`string` Output only. A link back to this reference.
`kind`	`string` Output only. This is always `drive#childReference`.
`childLink`	`string` Output only. A link to the child.

Methods
`delete`	Removes a child from a folder.
`get`	Gets a specific child reference.
`insert`	Inserts a file into a folder.
`list`	Lists a folder's children.

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Last updated 2025-04-03 UTC.