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title: "Get the Creator’s email of a Shared Drive with Google Apps Script"
author: "Martin Hawksey"
date: 2023-02-06T20:53:40+00:00
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description: "Scott Donald has found a clever way to get the Shared Drive creator using Apps Script and the Google Drive Activity API. Whilst there is a Google Drive 'Drives' endpoint the response doesn't include the creator in the Drives Response object. This post is a nice example of how you can combine data from different Google Workspace APIs. Follow the source link for a detailed explanation."
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# Get the Creator’s email of a Shared Drive with Google Apps Script

![Get the Creator’s email of a Shared Drive with Google Apps Script](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2023/02/ezgif-4-f2be621aa5.jpg)

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> Learn how the access the creator’s email of a Google Shared Drive with Google Apps Script using the Drive Activity API & Admin Directory SDK.

Scott Donald has found a clever way to get the Shared Drive creator using Apps Script and the Google Drive Activity API. Whilst there is a Google Drive ‘Drives’ endpoint the response doesn’t include the creator in the [Drives Response object**](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/drives#resource). This post is a nice example of how you can combine data from different Google Workspace APIs. Follow the source link for a detailed explanation.

Source: *[Get the Creator’s Email of a Shared Drive with Google Apps Script – Yagisanatode*](https://yagisanatode.com/get-the-creators-email-of-a-shared-drive-with-google-apps-script/)

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*Published by [Martin Hawksey](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/author/admin/) on [Pulse](https://pulse.appsscript.info/). Original article: [https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2023/02/get-the-creators-email-of-a-shared-drive-with-google-apps-script/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2023/02/get-the-creators-email-of-a-shared-drive-with-google-apps-script/)*