Is is possible to get a permanent URL to a file uploaded to Google drive?

Question

I can\'t find the answer to this in the API docs or elsewhere. I see in the docs says you can get a downloadURL of a file, but it refers to it as a \'short lived URL\'. What d

Answer 1

If you share a file publicly in GDrive, you can use the following link to make the file download directly:

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILEID

The problem happens when you want to change the file (for version controlled download, in instance) and keep the same downloading link.

You can use a URL Shortener like bitly.com and use a Branded Bitlink to change the destination URL keeping the input URL.

I hope it works, good luck!