I have a Gemini Image generating but it returns an ID. I believe it is saving the file in a temporary n8n folder - I can preview it fine. How do I retrieve it so I can send it to my other server as a base64 image? For example, the file id is: filesystem-v2:workflows/ktDakD-X3TnqPTQ8TUeDE/executi…

[image] TechWizard: The problem is I haven’t been able to figure out how to get the image passed to my server as a binary file. I understand, but I’m not sure what your server is expecting to receive, so it’s difficult to advise you on the correct method :confused: [image] TechWizard: I …

Google Gemini image generation - how to change id to base64?

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Anshul_Namdev February 10, 2026, 5:32pm 2

Hi @TechWizard Welcome Back!
I Hope this question uploaded and answered previously might bring some help:

Hope this helps.