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Zoom -> Google Drive: MIME Type as "Text"

  • 13 July 2021
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Hey fellow Zapier fanatics :) 

 

I’m using the pre-built “Upload new Zoom recordings to Google Drive” Zap  and running into an odd issue. When uploading to Google Drive, the file type uploads as .TXT. I’ve attempted to force the file type to .MP4, though since the mimeType is text/plain, it of course breaks the file.

 

Anyone had luck with getting this Zap to work? Below are the details:

uuid
<Redacted>
id
<Redacted>
account_id
<Redacted>
host_id
<Redacted>
topic
Zoom Meeting
type
2
start_time
2021-07-12T15:23:39Z
timezone
America/Chicago
duration
0
total_size
163201
recording_count
2
share_url
https://<Redacted>.zoom.us/rec/share/At7jCgHUVkK4ZpUIahZcTR5qNVAA-NzA_g3ICI6N5wqKeoCIgit-c95AZIg0UeQ-.khyvDTMRPd2IrXAV
recording_files
1
id
<Redacted>
meeting_id
<Redacted>
recording_start
2021-07-12T15:23:39Z
recording_end
2021-07-12T15:23:44Z
file_type
M4A
file_extension
M4A
file_size
74075
play_url
https://<Redacted>zoom.us/rec/play/WiC2M5UaRF3OknNfreR4lJ5N8-VYZPkqNiitDxmoVR6dS4F84KRclIQ9Jnk4jlCw7Yv1OMKVsWRGhe2K.63b-55YwHmSdPxa0
download_url
https://<Redacted>.zoom.us/rec/download/WiC2M5UaRF3OknNfreR4lJ5N8-VYZPkqNiitDxmoVR6dS4F84KRclIQ9Jnk4jlCw7Yv1OMKVsWRGhe2K.63b-55YwHmSdPxa0
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completed
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audio_only
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id
<Redacted>
meeting_id
<Redacted>
recording_start
2021-07-12T15:23:39Z
recording_end
2021-07-12T15:23:44Z
file_type
MP4
file_extension
MP4
file_size
89126
play_url
https://<Redacted>.zoom.us/rec/play/tEFVKTRnFWEMHy1IOP68XY4VS-38PixQpF-ZMGafNP4mBAjr-6aT9bYsaLZay8zGL8Tdv2rTMNwbozbI.b8bghivJqfqC_305
download_url
https://<Redacted>.zoom.us/rec/download/tEFVKTRnFWEMHy1IOP68XY4VS-38PixQpF-ZMGafNP4mBAjr-6aT9bYsaLZay8zGL8Tdv2rTMNwbozbI.b8bghivJqfqC_305
status
completed
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shared_screen_with_speaker_view
timeline_download_urls
chat_download_urls
cc_download_urls
audio_play_urls
1
https://<Redacted>.zoom.us/rec/play/WiC2M5UaRF3OknNfreR4lJ5N8-VYZPkqNiitDxmoVR6dS4F84KRclIQ9Jnk4jlCw7Yv1OMKVsWRGhe2K.63b-55YwHmSdPxa0
video_play_urls
1
https://<Redacted>.zoom.us/rec/play/tEFVKTRnFWEMHy1IOP68XY4VS-38PixQpF-ZMGafNP4mBAjr-6aT9bYsaLZay8zGL8Tdv2rTMNwbozbI.b8bghivJqfqC_305
chat_play_urls
audio_dl_urls
1
https://<Redacted>.zoom.us/rec/download/WiC2M5UaRF3OknNfreR4lJ5N8-VYZPkqNiitDxmoVR6dS4F84KRclIQ9Jnk4jlCw7Yv1OMKVsWRGhe2K.63b-55YwHmSdPxa0
video_dl_urls
1
https://<Redacted>.zoom.us/rec/download/tEFVKTRnFWEMHy1IOP68XY4VS-38PixQpF-ZMGafNP4mBAjr-6aT9bYsaLZay8zGL8Tdv2rTMNwbozbI.b8bghivJqfqC_305
trans_dl_urls
trans_play_urls

 

id
<redacted>
kind
drive#file
etag
"MTYyNjE5MjUzMTUxMQ"
selfLink
https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/1UlOVrYD01BnxrkmVDB-O4oCaunbzPRiE
webContentLink
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1UlOVrYD01BnxrkmVDB-O4oCaunbzPRiE&export=download
alternateLink
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UlOVrYD01BnxrkmVDB-O4oCaunbzPRiE/view?usp=drivesdk
embedLink
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UlOVrYD01BnxrkmVDB-O4oCaunbzPRiE/preview?usp=drivesdk
iconLink
https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/text/plain
title
2021-07-12T1 ... .txt
mimeType
text/plain
labels
starred
false
hidden
false
trashed
false
restricted
false
viewed
true
copyRequiresWriterPermission
false
createdDate
2021-07-13T16:08:51.511Z
modifiedDate
2021-07-13T16:08:51.511Z
modifiedByMeDate
2021-07-13T16:08:51.511Z
lastViewedByMeDate
2021-07-13T16:08:51.511Z
markedViewedByMeDate
1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
version
1
parents
1
kind
drive#parentReference
id
<redacted>
selfLink
https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/1UlOVrYD01BnxrkmVDB-O4oCaunbzPRiE/parents/12pnB3pjO1YK0VAkexladrVHohlPyN67a
parentLink
https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/12pnB3pjO1YK0VAkexladrVHohlPyN67a
isRoot
false
downloadUrl
https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/1UlOVrYD01BnxrkmVDB-O4oCaunbzPRiE?alt=media&source=downloadUrl
userPermission
kind
drive#permission
etag
"GGBYVdoMfUe1wFSuDxYcG66fUVE"
id
me
selfLink
https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/1UlOVrYD01BnxrkmVDB-O4oCaunbzPRiE/permissions/me
role
owner
type
user
originalFilename
2021-07-12T1 ... .txt
fileExtension
txt
md5Checksum
f09721f9b2488f58f769ecf2f570f80a
fileSize
32
quotaBytesUsed
32
ownerNames
1
<redacted>
owners
1
kind
drive#user
displayName
<redacted>
isAuthenticatedUser
true
permissionId
11114173202075913260
emailAddress
<redacted>
lastModifyingUserName
<redacted>
lastModifyingUser
kind
drive#user
displayName
<redacted>
isAuthenticatedUser
true
permissionId
11114173202075913260
emailAddress
<redacted>
capabilities
canCopy
true
canEdit
true
editable
true
copyable
true
writersCanShare
true
shared
false
explicitlyTrashed
false
appDataContents
false
headRevisionId
0BwIyQlhn5YhOTmlLYlZRQTlZSTFwOURFVFVwTkFpWTRiSnFzPQ
spaces
1
drive
file
(Exists but not shown)

Result

Anyone had this issue or can think of a way to resolve?

 

Thanks a ton!

Nick

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Best answer by Conduitcreator 13 July 2021, 19:50

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Quick update: Resolved!

 

To fix it, I had to change two items:

  1. Under Zoom Settings → Recording → Only select “Record active speaker with shared screen” and de-select record audio file and transcript settings. This ensures that only a single file (.MP4) records.
  2. On the Zap → “Upload File in Google Drive” → Set up action → Set file to “Video Files Download URL”

Actually, I’m not sure if #1 is necessary, though #2 certainly is. Hopefully this helps someone out there in the future. 

Thanks!

Nick

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Thanks so much for letting us know how you made this work - awesome stuff!

I did this but it still only downloaded a txt file… :(  Have attached part of it as screen shot 

This was happening to me too. I resolved the issue by deselecting the password settings in Zoom (Under the Recording tab, make sure both Only authenticated users can view cloud recordings` and Require password to access shared cloud recordings are turned off). Full details and screenshots are in this article:

https://zapier.com/blog/upload-zoom-recordings-google-drive/

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Thanks for sharing that alternative solution here, @Jennahsn


@ekequest, if you’re still running into issues you might want to try tweaking the settings, as Jennahsn mentioned, to see if that does the trick? :)

Hi Everyone, I did all this steps but nothing changes I still receive the same text file instead of the recording in my gdrive. HELP

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Hey @Admin GA, welcome to the Community! :)

I’m so sorry the suggestions posted in this thread didn’t work out. I’d really recommend reaching out to our Support Team about this and mention the steps that you’ve already tried. They can dig into the set up and logs for your Zaps and will be better able to help troubleshoot this with you. The best way to reach them is via the Get Help form.