> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api.aodocs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Before creating AODocs documents: Create test Drive folder and files

> In order to have some test files and folders to work with, open up your [Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/) and create a Drive folder. Upload or create some files beside it as well as inside it.

Here’s an example of what that might look like:

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aodocs/kJFBiERnMnnphjlG/images/drive-new-folder.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kJFBiERnMnnphjlG&q=85&s=01356fb1be65235373d1ade8fa3cbf20" alt="Drive new folder" width="1277" height="412" data-path="images/drive-new-folder.png" />
</Frame>

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aodocs/kJFBiERnMnnphjlG/images/drive-new-file.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kJFBiERnMnnphjlG&q=85&s=4bdaf21f97e328f91b7e6e3bff8e5a56" alt="Drive new file" width="1275" height="336" data-path="images/drive-new-file.png" />
</Frame>

## Folder ID

In Drive, files and folders are identified by their individual IDs. When the URL says something like `/drive/folders/**1HczxnMexotWE3H9z8aebZepvkla60UEzz**`, the long string of numbers and letters refers to the current Drive **folder ID**:

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aodocs/kJFBiERnMnnphjlG/images/folder-id-in-url-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kJFBiERnMnnphjlG&q=85&s=ae89c6ee240ea2cfc6bb87d8251aaac9" alt="Folder ID in URL 1" width="635" height="258" data-path="images/folder-id-in-url-1.png" />
</Frame>

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aodocs/kJFBiERnMnnphjlG/images/folder-id-in-url-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kJFBiERnMnnphjlG&q=85&s=232b4a673a8d263e8dd6f32b6326f928" alt="Folder ID in URL 2" width="635" height="296" data-path="images/folder-id-in-url-2.png" />
</Frame>

Make note of the **Drive folder ID** in the URL for later.

## File ID

To get the URL to display the **file** ID of the **file** that’s currently open, click on the More options" menu (**⁝**), then on “Open in new window”:

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aodocs/kJFBiERnMnnphjlG/images/file-id-open-in-new-window-menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kJFBiERnMnnphjlG&q=85&s=ad24a898092c4c04e8be563b5d9c43c6" alt="File ID open in new window menu" width="315" height="432" data-path="images/file-id-open-in-new-window-menu.png" />
</Frame>

Now the URL lists the Drive **file** ID (as opposed to **folder** ID):

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aodocs/kJFBiERnMnnphjlG/images/file-id-in-ui.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kJFBiERnMnnphjlG&q=85&s=5c45efb374510184efe39715413e6883" alt="File ID in UI" width="661" height="149" data-path="images/file-id-in-ui.png" />
</Frame>

<Note>
  **Note**:

  Certain Drive files such as Google Forms require an additional step of clicking on `Edit` (pencil icon usually in the bottom right of the page) and open the file in yet another view. Only then does the URL display the proper file ID.
</Note>

Make note of the **Drive file ID**: it and the **AODocs document ID** are the two most critical and commonly used pieces of identifying information in the **AODocs API**.

<Note>
  **Note**:

  If you’re familiar with the Drive API, the file ID is the ID of the [File](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/files/get) resource.
</Note>

## Next steps

Use a Drive file to [create a new AODocs document with an attachment](/manage-aodocs-documents/create-modify-delete-documents/create-new-documents-with-attachments/create-new-document-and-attach-drive-file/).