Update Item
Rename a folder/canvas/file, and/or set canvas/file visibility.
Renames run the same service paths as the app (folder — edit permission +
per-location uniqueness; canvas — the metadata updater behind
PATCH /v1/canvases; file — edit permission). Visibility runs the shared
item_visibility setters — the app’s exact rules: a canvas’s visibility
can only be changed by its creator; a file’s needs edit permission.
private hides the item from teammates.
Authorizations
API key from Settings > Developer > REST API
Headers
Calendar-dated API version pin. New integrations should pin 2026-05-01 to opt into the newest response shapes. For back-compat the server also accepts requests with no header and resolves them to the current default (today: 2026-04-12); that default advances on each sunset date. Any unsupported value returns 400 unsupported_version.
2026-04-12, 2026-05-01 "2026-05-01"
Path Parameters
Body
New display name.
1 - 255New visibility — canvases and files only (folders are rejected). private hides the item from teammates; team makes it visible to the whole team. Canvas visibility can only be changed by its creator; file visibility needs edit permission (the app's own rules).
team, private Response
Successful Response
The response is of type Response Driveupdateitem · object.