This operation expects the node's input data to contain a binary file 'data', but none was found

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Describe the problem/error/question

My workflow downloads a file and then uploads it to Google Drive.

It randomly fails when ran in production (about 30% of the time), but always succeeds when ran from debug.

What is the error message (if any)?

This operation expects the node’s input data to contain a binary file ‘data’, but none was found [item 0]

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Please share your workflow

Share the output returned by the last node

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: 1.81.4
  • Database (default: SQLite): SQLite
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): own, main
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): N8N Cloud
  • Operating system: Idk, its cloud
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Please share more context of what the actual issue is, what you’re trying to do, what was expected, and share your workflow in a code block

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Weird, I even added the workflow but looks like the content got lost. My bad, I just added it

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I tested with ure workflow, seems most likely due to the file size, does it work with this https://freewavesamples.com/files/Casio-MT-45-16-Beat.wav,

what happens if u click on show data, on the left panel, and then try run it, and have you tried running this live by activating it ie it would probably process is my guess.

hope this helps

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Yeah I agree, how big is the file you’re trying to download vs how much RAM does your n8n instance have available?

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