Create a shortcut file to content stored by your app

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException; import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequestInitializer; import com.google.api.client.http.javanet.NetHttpTransport; import com.google.api.client.json.gson.GsonFactory; import com.google.api.services.drive.Drive; import com.google.api.services.drive.DriveScopes; import com.google.api.services.drive.model.File; import com.google.auth.http.HttpCredentialsAdapter; import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.Arrays; /* Class to demonstrate Drive's create shortcut use-case */ public class CreateShortcut {  /**  * Creates shortcut for file.  *  * @throws IOException if service account credentials file not found.  */  public static String createShortcut() throws IOException {  /* Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.  TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity for  guides on implementing OAuth2 for your application.*/  GoogleCredentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.getApplicationDefault()  .createScoped(Arrays.asList(DriveScopes.DRIVE_FILE));  HttpRequestInitializer requestInitializer = new HttpCredentialsAdapter(  credentials);  // Build a new authorized API client service.  Drive service = new Drive.Builder(new NetHttpTransport(),  GsonFactory.getDefaultInstance(),  requestInitializer)  .setApplicationName("Drive samples")  .build();  try {  // Create Shortcut for file.  File fileMetadata = new File();  fileMetadata.setName("Project plan");  fileMetadata.setMimeType("application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk");  File file = service.files().create(fileMetadata)  .setFields("id")  .execute();  System.out.println("File ID: " + file.getId());  return file.getId();  } catch (GoogleJsonResponseException e) {  // TODO(developer) - handle error appropriately  System.err.println("Unable to create shortcut: " + e.getDetails());  throw e;  }  } }

import google.auth from googleapiclient.discovery import build from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError def create_shortcut():  """Create a third party shortcut  Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.  TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity  for guides on implementing OAuth2 for the application.  """ creds, _ = google.auth.default() try: # create drive api client service = build("drive", "v3", credentials=creds) file_metadata = { "name": "Project plan", "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk", } # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member file = service.files().create(body=file_metadata, fields="id").execute() print(f'File ID: {file.get("id")}') except HttpError as error: print(f"An error occurred: {error}") return file.get("id") if __name__ == "__main__": create_shortcut()

<?php use Google\Client; use Google\Service\Drive; use Google\Service\Drive\DriveFile; function createShortcut() {  try {  $client = new Client();  $client->useApplicationDefaultCredentials();  $client->addScope(Drive::DRIVE);  $driveService = new Drive($client);  $fileMetadata = new DriveFile(array(  'name' => 'Project plan',  'mimeType' => 'application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk'));  $file = $driveService->files->create($fileMetadata, array(  'fields' => 'id'));  printf("File ID: %s\n", $file->id);  return $file->id;  } catch(Exception $e) {  echo "Error Message: ".$e;  } }

using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2; using Google.Apis.Drive.v3; using Google.Apis.Services; namespace DriveV3Snippets {  // Class to demonstrate Drive's create shortcut use-case  public class CreateShortcut  {  /// <summary>  /// Create a third party shortcut.  /// </summary>  /// <returns>newly created shortcut file id, null otherwise.</returns>  public static string DriveCreateShortcut()  {  try  {  /* Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.  TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity for   guides on implementing OAuth2 for your application. */  GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential  .GetApplicationDefault()  .CreateScoped(DriveService.Scope.Drive);  // Create Drive API service.  var service = new DriveService(new BaseClientService.Initializer  {  HttpClientInitializer = credential,  ApplicationName = "Drive API Snippets"  });  // Create Shortcut for file.  var fileMetadata = new Google.Apis.Drive.v3.Data.File()  {  Name = "Project plan",  MimeType = "application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk"  };  var request = service.Files.Create(fileMetadata);  request.Fields = "id";  var file = request.Execute();  // Prints the shortcut file id.  Console.WriteLine("File ID: " + file.Id);  return file.Id;  }  catch (Exception e)  {  // TODO(developer) - handle error appropriately  if (e is AggregateException)  {  Console.WriteLine("Credential Not found");  }  else  {  throw;  }  }  return null;  }  } }

import {GoogleAuth} from 'google-auth-library'; import {google} from 'googleapis'; /**  * Creates a shortcut to a third-party resource.  * @return {Promise<string|null|undefined>} The shortcut ID.  */ async function createShortcut() {  // Authenticate with Google and get an authorized client.  // TODO (developer): Use an appropriate auth mechanism for your app.  const auth = new GoogleAuth({  scopes: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive',  });  // Create a new Drive API client (v3).  const service = google.drive({version: 'v3', auth});  // The metadata for the new shortcut.  const fileMetadata = {  name: 'Project plan',  mimeType: 'application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk',  };  // Create the new shortcut.  const file = await service.files.create({  requestBody: fileMetadata,  fields: 'id',  });  // Print the ID of the new shortcut.  console.log('File Id:', file.data.id);  return file.data.id; }