The below items aren't 'real files' and will cause this error. Google Drive differentiates between what is actually a file and what isn't.Īny Google Docs items will trigger, but aren't considered 'real files' by Google Drive (docs, spreadsheets, presentations, etc). If you see this error, you likely had a Zap trigger without a 'real file'. Unable to get a value when looking for 'file'. For more information on this check out import/export. Your existing files won't be able to be exported using Zapier. Zapier triggers only on new items, not existing items. I setup my drive Zap, why didn't my files copy over? Zipped files help us handle larger file sizes since they can be compressed. If you select the zipped file in Google Drive, all of the contents will be found there.

If you are putting multiple files in an action for the file field, Zapier zips the files into one file. Why am I getting a ZIP file in Google Drive

The correct way to do this is select a file field which are seen in grey as demonstrated below. In the absence of a file, Zapier creates a text file with the contents of the file being the field you put under the Template. On Set Up Template, you must make sure to select a file field for the file if you want anything other than a text file to be created. Likely you aren't selecting a file field from the trigger service. I couldn't find much about this issue posted in this forum or others - like Stack Exchange - but I was hoping that someone with similar workflows might have some advice (or knowledge of whether Google is changing its approach).My Zap doesn't create a text file and doesn't copy over the folder. I've also tried different browsers, but the problem with Google Drive appears to persist. I've tried logging in and out several times to make sure that I'm properly signed in to everything. In the past, my Google Drive-related Alfred workflows relied on the following paths:

Does anyone know how to create an account-specific URL for Google Drive?

Google drive url