diff --git a/src/GamCommands.txt b/src/GamCommands.txt
index 2ea86bfb..7bec48df 100644
--- a/src/GamCommands.txt
+++ b/src/GamCommands.txt
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ gam <UserTypeEntity> show fileinfo <DriveFileID> [allfields|<DriveFieldName>*]
 gam <UserTypeEntity> show filerevisions <DriveFileID>
 gam <UserTypeEntity> show filetree [anyowner] (orderby <DriveOrderByFieldName> [ascending|descending])*
 
-gam <UserTypeEntity> create|add drivefile [drivefilename <DriveFileName>] <DriveFileAddAttributes>* [csv] [todrive]
+gam <UserTypeEntity> create|add drivefile [drivefilename <DriveFileName>] <DriveFileAddAttributes>* [csv] [todrive] [returnidonly]
 gam <UserTypeEntity> update drivefile (id <DriveFileID)|(drivefilename <DriveFileName>)|(query <QueryDriveFile) [copy] [newfilename <DriveFileName>] <DriveFileUpdateAttributes>*
 gam <UserTypeEntity> get drivefile (id <DriveFileID>)|(drivefilename <DriveFileName>)|(query <QueryDriveFile>)
 	[revision <Number>] [(format <FileFormatList>)|(csvsheet <String>)]
diff --git a/src/gam.py b/src/gam.py
index db76eef2..9b6bb6ec 100755
--- a/src/gam.py
+++ b/src/gam.py
@@ -3524,7 +3524,7 @@ def doUpdateDriveFile(users):
         print(f'Successfully copied {fileId} to {result["id"]}')
 
 def createDriveFile(users):
-  csv_output = to_drive = False
+  csv_output = return_id_only = to_drive = False
   csv_rows = []
   csv_titles = ['User', 'title', 'id']
   media_body = None
@@ -3541,6 +3541,9 @@ def createDriveFile(users):
     elif myarg == 'todrive':
       to_drive = True
       i += 1
+    elif myarg == 'returnidonly':
+      return_id_only = True
+      i += 1
     else:
       i = getDriveFileAttribute(i, body, parameters, myarg, False)
   for user in users:
@@ -3559,10 +3562,12 @@ def createDriveFile(users):
                        ocrLanguage=parameters[DFA_OCRLANGUAGE],
                        media_body=media_body, body=body, fields='id,title,mimeType',
                        supportsAllDrives=True)
-    titleInfo = f'{result["title"]}({result["id"]})'
-    if csv_output:
+    if return_id_only:
+      sys.stdout.write(f"{result['id']}\n")
+    elif csv_output:
       csv_rows.append({'User': user, 'title': result['title'], 'id': result['id']})
     else:
+      titleInfo = f'{result["title"]}({result["id"]})'
       if parameters[DFA_LOCALFILENAME]:
         print(f'Successfully uploaded {parameters[DFA_LOCALFILENAME]} to Drive File {titleInfo}')
       else: