Download file action in Google Drive

You can download a file from your Google Drive to a specific location on your desktop.

Settings

  • Enter the same username that you provided in the Connect action.
  • Select whether to identify the file by file path and name, or by ID.
    Note: The ID is the value in the URL after the last forward slash. For example, if the URL is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12dlAwvrEA4JeLysfFky9, the ID is 12dlAwvrEA4JeLysfFky9.
  • Specify the download file path. For example, C:/Users/Downloads.
  • Optional: Mark the Overwrite existing file option to overwrite the file of the same name.
  • Optional: Mark the Rename file option to enter a new name for the downloaded file.
  • Optional: Select or create a variable to hold the ID of the downloaded file.