Hello,
I am having a critical issue where the Google Drive “Download File” node consistently returns the metadata for a folder, even when I provide the direct File ID for a .txt file.
- The correct File ID I am using is:
1ahytI5GHw8Fc507IBg1VA0PG5WrA1adR - The ID for the folder it is in is:
1owr4ryJWzvsFfFwHps4D0iCC0EsGdG9p
No matter what I do, when I execute the node with the File ID, the output is always this Folder Object:
JSON{ "kind": "drive#file", "name": "Jane \"Janie\" Doe", "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder" }
I am expecting to see mimeType: 'text/plain' and a data property with the file’s content.
Things I have already tried extensively with an AI assistant:
- Confirmed I am using the correct File ID and not the Folder ID.
- Deleted and rebuilt the nodes and the connections between them.
- Isolated the node in a brand new, clean test workflow.
- Tried both selecting the file from the “List” picker and pasting the “Direct File ID”.
- Confirmed all other settings on the node are at their default.
This seems to be a fundamental issue where the node is not correctly resolving the File ID. I would be grateful for any help. I am attaching screenshots of my workflow and the node’s configuration. Thank you.
## Share the output returned by the last node
kind drive#file
id 1gBi2zC4P-DET_ggP8msQOBUsOjVmxISE
name Jane "Janie" Doe
mimeType application/vnd.google-apps.folder
aggregatedResearch
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