Node.js Google Drive: Get a File's MetaData

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Gets a file's metadata by ID. (In this example the file id = 1R_70heIyzIAu1_u0prXbYcaIiJRVkgBl)

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/files/get

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_win32'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_macosx');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
    var success;

    //   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    var oauth2 = new chilkat.OAuth2();
    oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2);

    success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,true);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    rest.AddQueryParam("includeTeamDriveItems","true");
    rest.AddQueryParam("supportsTeamDrives","true");

    var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/drive/v3/files/1R_70heIyzIAu1_u0prXbYcaIiJRVkgBl",sbJson);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Received error response code: " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("Response body:");
        console.log(sbJson.GetAsString());
        return;
    }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.LoadSb(sbJson);

    //  The following code parses the JSON response.
    //  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
    var kind;
    var id;
    var name;
    var mimeType;
    var teamDriveId;

    kind = json.StringOf("kind");
    id = json.StringOf("id");
    name = json.StringOf("name");
    mimeType = json.StringOf("mimeType");
    teamDriveId = json.StringOf("teamDriveId");

    console.log("Example Completed.");

}

chilkatExample();

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "drive#file",
  "id": "1R_70heIyzIAu1_u0prXbYcaIiJRVkgBl",
  "name": "penguins.jpg",
  "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
  "teamDriveId": "0AEd3EhGff2SaUk9PVA"
}