# Binary data not downloading

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/binary-data-not-downloading/81911>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/binary-data-not-downloading/81911 "2025-02-25T22:34:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kamil\_Kaczmarek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/kamil_kaczmarek/32/50657_2.png) [@Kamil\_Kaczmarek](https://community.n8n.io/u/Kamil_Kaczmarek)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/binary-data-not-downloading/81911/1 "2025-02-25T22:34:45Z")

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Hey, i have weird problem.

When I’m adding a tool Google Drive Download to my ai agent, its not downloading binary data, i dont know why.

But when im using different workflow, also using Google drive download but not as a agent tool, but just as a normal tool, not connected to agent, there is no problem and its downloading binary data.

In both cases im trying to download by file ID.

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**Author:** ![n8n](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/n8n/32/196425_2.png) [@n8n](https://community.n8n.io/u/n8n)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/binary-data-not-downloading/81911/2 "2025-02-25T22:34:47Z")

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

- **n8n version:**
- **Database (default: SQLite):**
- **n8n EXECUTIONS\_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):**
- **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):**
- **Operating system:**

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**Author:** ![Ventsislav\_Minev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/ventsislav_minev/32/53540_2.png) [@Ventsislav\_Minev](https://community.n8n.io/u/Ventsislav_Minev)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/binary-data-not-downloading/81911/3 "2025-02-25T23:11:35Z")

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Hello, have you tried adding the option to **Put Output File in Field**?

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/original/3X/6/c/6caa5159b5d9d4b17cb45a10c4433a3cd2581681.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/system/32/195824_2.png) [@system](https://community.n8n.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/binary-data-not-downloading/81911/4 "2025-05-26T23:11:40Z")

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Closed on May 26, 2025, 11:11pm UTC

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