Read-only Google Drive

Author: labnol

google-apps-script/drive-lock/README.md

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+# Google Drive Lock 🐢
+
+[Make files Read-only in Google Drive](https://www.labnol.org/code/read-only-google-drive-file-201011)

google-apps-script/drive-lock/appsscript.json

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+{
+  "timeZone": "Asia/Kolkata",
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "runtimeVersion": "V8",
+  "oauthScopes": ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request"]
+}

google-apps-script/drive-lock/code.js

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+/**
+ *  Make Google Drive files Read only
+ *  Author: amit@labnol.org
+ *  Web: https://digitalinspiration.com/
+ *  MIT License
+ **/
+
+const makeFileReadyOnly = () => {
+  const fileUrl = "https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....";
+  const [fileId] = fileUrl.split("/").filter((e) => /[_-\w]{25,}/.test(e));
+  UrlFetchApp.fetch(`https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/${fileId}`, {
+    method: "PATCH",
+    contentType: "application/json",
+    headers: {
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${ScriptApp.getOAuthToken()}`,
+    },
+    payload: JSON.stringify({
+      contentRestrictions: [
+        {
+          readOnly: true,
+          reason: "Prevent accidental editing",
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  });
+};