try {
    const res = await drive.files.create({
      requestBody,
    })

    // Question: is it ever possible that the function above will succeed, 
    // res.data will be defined but the id will not be?
    if (!res.data.id) {
      throw new GoogleDriveError(
        'Create folder returned an object without an id',
        {
          requestBody,
          statusText: res.statusText,
          status: res.status,
        }
      )
    }

    return res.data
  } catch (error: unknown) {
    throw new GoogleDriveError(
      'Unable to create Google folder',
      {
        requestBody,
      },
      error
    )
  }