What's the right way to find files by “full path” in Google Drive API v2

Question

dear all

I\'m trying to find a list of documents by \"full path\". And after reading the API reference, it seems to be a complex task. Assume my path is something li

Answer 1

1. Search / list with the param q set to name= and include fields param with "files(mimeType,id,name,parents)"
2. If there is only one search result, return this file
3. Else if there are multiple files, get the ID in parent and use file's get API with that ID and check if the name matches the last fragment in the path. If only one of the parent Ids match select that option else pick the matching parents and get to check the next parent element in the path

Essentially check bottom up