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Google Drive Download File

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The Download File node pulls one file out of Google Drive and into your workflow, so a later step, such as an agent or an upload, can work with it. You point it at a file by its id, usually one you got from a List Files step.

When to use it

  • You want to bring a Drive file into the run to analyze, parse, or forward it.
  • You listed a folder and now want to download one or more of the results.
  • You need a file from Drive to hand to another step later in the workflow.

Inputs

FieldWhat it’s forExample
FileThe Drive file to download, identified by its id.An id from a List Files step
Export asFor Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Drawings, the format to convert to before downloading.PDF

Any field can be a fixed value or an expression that reads from an earlier step, such as a file id from a List Files result.

Outputs

FieldWhat you get back
FileThe downloaded file, ready to pass to later steps such as an agent or an upload.

Example

Marcus Johnson’s renewal packet lives in Google Drive as a PDF. A workflow uses Download File to pull it into the run by its id, then hands the file to an Agent step that reads it and summarizes the key coverage changes.

The Google Drive Download File node configuration panel, showing the file id and export format.

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings are not regular files, so they cannot be downloaded as-is - pick an “export as” format (for example PDF, .docx, or .csv) to convert them first. Regular files download directly. Files larger than 250 MB cannot be downloaded.

List Files

Find the file to download first.

Upload File

Save the file back into Drive after working with it.

Agent

Hand the downloaded file to an agent to analyze it.

Parse CSV

Read the rows out of a downloaded CSV file.