Google Drive Events API now available in Developer Public Preview

Google Drive Events API now available in Developer Public Preview
Monday, July 7, 2025

What’s changing
Google Drive is now integrated with the Workspace Events API, which allows third-party developers to create subscriptions on Drive items and receive notifications via Cloud Pub/Sub when those resources change. This offers developers a more reliable, featureful way of receiving events over the current files.watch and changes.watch methods that exist today. The following events are supported in the Developer Public Preview:
A file has been:

• Added to a folder or shared drive.
• Moved to a folder or shared drive.
• Edited or a new revision is uploaded.
• Trashed or removed from the trash.
  An access proposal has been created or resolved on a file.

Getting started
Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
Developers: Developers need to be enrolled in the Workspace Developer Public Preview program in order to access the API via this sign up. Once enrolled in the program, developers can reference our getting started guides:

• Drive Events Overview
• Workspace Events and Drive

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Available now.

Availability

• Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers