júla 22, 2022
Programmatically manage and apply Drive Labels using new API functionality
What’s changing
Many of our customers already take advantage of the Drive Labels capabilities to classify content and implement policies on their Drive files for governance and Data Loss Prevention.
Today, we’re happy to announce a highly requested update that will enable you to programmatically manage labels at scale via Drive APIs.
Who’s impacted
Admins and developers
Why it’s important
The new Drive Labels API supports reading Drive Label taxonomies. New functionality in the Drive API can be used to apply labels, set fields on files, and find files by label metadata. As a whole, these new API features enable numerous use cases including, bulk-classification, Apps Script driven workflows, third-party integrations, and other organizing and finding needs.
Additional details
We’re also announcing a Beta version of the Drive Labels API that supports creating and modifying labels, which was previously only supported in the label manager.
Getting started
- Admins: Drive Labels must be turned ON for your organization to use this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing Drive Labels. Once labels are enabled for your organization, Developers can head over to the API Documentation to get started.
- Developers:
- Review the Drive Labels API overview and the Labels overview in the Drive API documentation.
- If you are interested in leveraging the Beta functionality, see Labels API v2beta & v2 comparison reference.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on July 22, 2022
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, Education Standard, and Nonprofits customers
- Not available to Business Starter, Education Fundamentals, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Frontline, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
- Not available to users with personal Google Accounts