How to get full file get response from Google Drive V3

Question

The Google drive v2 seams to return a full file resource by default when I preform a file.Get. However when I make the same request against V3 even though the documentation states it should return a file resource it is only returning a partial file resource.

GET /drive/v2/files/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k?access_token={Token}

Returns the full file

{
  "mimeType": "text/plain", 
  "version": "416164", 
  "appDataContents": false, 
  "thumbnailLink": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UE-d50Sda_j2pT1dzw8Ll1r7W2gYZNrofX2YS-VKG7Ykl4FAqe9NPPNPA3HX3PBdhQ8uow=s220", 
  "labels": {
    "restricted": false, 
    "starred": false, 
    "viewed": false, 
    "hidden": false, 
    "trashed": false
  }, 
  "explicitlyTrashed": false, 
  "lastModifyingUserName": "Linda Lawton", 
  "writersCanShare": true, 
  "owners": [
    {
      "picture": {
        "url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a1CWlFnA5xE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAdVM/sHkU9F-AwwQ/s64/photo.jpg"
      }, 
      "kind": "drive#user", 
      "displayName": "Linda Lawton", 
      "permissionId": "6030588225573437243", 
      "isAuthenticatedUser": true, 
      "emailAddress": "[email protected]"
    }
  ], 
  "id": "0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k", 
  "lastModifyingUser": {
    "picture": {
      "url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a1CWlFnA5xE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAdVM/sHkU9F-AwwQ/s64/photo.jpg"
    }, 
    "kind": "drive#user", 
    "displayName": "Linda Lawton", 
    "permissionId": "06030588225573437243", 
    "isAuthenticatedUser": true, 
    "emailAddress": "[email protected]"
  }, 
  "title": "deleteme.txt", 
  "ownerNames": [
    "Linda Lawton"
  ], 
  "etag": "\"dyf6dc5nFpQUIZ2nJvOu2LyLJk8/MTQ4MTU0MTI1NzI2MQ\"", 
  "parents": [
    {
      "isRoot": true, 
      "kind": "drive#parentReference", 
      "id": "0AJpJkOVaKccEUk9PVA", 
      "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k/parents/0AJpJkOVaKccEUk9PVA", 
      "parentLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/0AJpJkOVaKccEUk9PVA"
    }
  ], 
  "shared": false, 
  "originalFilename": "deleteme.txt", 
  "description": "Test Description", 
  "webContentLink": "https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k&export=download", 
  "editable": true, 
  "embedLink": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k/preview?usp=drivesdk", 
  "markedViewedByMeDate": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", 
  "quotaBytesUsed": "150", 
  "modifiedDate": "2016-12-12T11:14:17.261Z", 
  "createdDate": "2016-12-12T11:14:17.261Z", 
  "md5Checksum": "8034035d0be478ab4e4c9bed279a5ff6", 
  "iconLink": "https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_text_list.png", 
  "kind": "drive#file", 
  "alternateLink": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k/view?usp=drivesdk", 
  "copyable": true, 
  "modifiedByMeDate": "2016-12-12T11:14:17.261Z", 
  "downloadUrl": "https://doc-00-38-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/1mngaurn1r7pdnvlih02e6t9l8me2de5/5h0plr5pqk919iiraojovqrovifi85g7/1481702400000/06030588225573437243/06030588225573437243/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k?e=download&gd=true", 
  "userPermission": {
    "kind": "drive#permission", 
    "etag": "\"dyf6dc5nFpQUIZ2nJvOu2LyLJk8/-EUeXLzWA6FGgRjCErcDZHhfLzg\"", 
    "role": "owner", 
    "type": "user", 
    "id": "me", 
    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k/permissions/me"
  }, 
  "spaces": [
    "drive"
  ], 
  "fileExtension": "txt", 
  "headRevisionId": "0B5pJkOVaKccEMW0yMitzcklkaWtFZ3FIS1l6Q2x5RGpKQkNjPQ", 
  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k", 
  "fileSize": "150"
}

However when I make the same request against V3

GET /drive/v3/files/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k?access_token={Token}

It returns only partial metadata

{
  "mimeType": "text/plain", 
  "kind": "drive#file", 
  "id": "0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k", 
  "name": "deleteme.txt"
}

I have found that by adding the fields parameter I can request additional ones from V3. however I cant seam to find a way of returning all of the fields in one request.

fields
Selector specifying a subset of fields to include in the response.
For more information, see the partial response section in the Performance Tips document. Use for better performance.

Its one get request so I am not concerned with performance I just need to see all the data for this file.

Answer 1

After digging around in the documentation I managed to find a comment.

Use wildcards in field selections, if needed.
For example: fields=items/pagemap/* selects all objects in a pagemap.

So I tried this.

GET /drive/v3/files/0B5pJkOVaKccEVEsybFA2WjJjQ1k?access_token={Token}&fields=* 

Sure enough it returned the full File resource.

Solution was to add fields=* to the request. Personally I think this should be default.