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Google Drive - Get a file

Use the Google Drive - Get a file action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. to get a file from Google Drive.

For more information about the Google Drive connector, see Google Drive.

Before you begin: 

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Configure the Google Drive - Get a file action

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add, rename, and copy actions.

  2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
  3. Select the Drive you want to get the file from.
  4. Select the source type. The option presented is dependent on the source type selected:
    1. The File path of the file you want to retrieve. You can also browse the file structure using the browse icon ().
    2. The File ID of the file you want to retrieve.
  5. Select or create a variable for the Result output.

Google Drive - Get a file action fields and settings

Section Field Description Variable types
(unlabeled) Connection Credentials and other settings required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

Google Drive connection that contains the file you want to retrieve.

To refresh the available connections, click Refresh.

 (n/a)
  Drive The drive containing the file to be retrieved. Text
  Select a source type

The source type which will be used to retrieve the file.

  • File path

  • File ID

Boolean
  File path The path of the file you want to retrieve. You can also browse the file structure using the browse icon (). Text
  File ID The ID of the file you want to retrieve.

The file ID can be retrieved by using the Google Drive - Get file metadata action's ID output .

 Text
Output

Result

Returns the file as an output.

File