How to add an attachment to a gmail message?

Hi @mrmac2you 

Please post screenshots of how your Zap steps are configured, thanks.

@mrmac2you 

You need to use the File download URL, which is different than the file sharing URL.

Also, the file URL needs to be publicly accessible, so you may have to adjust the file sharing permissions in GDrive.

Best way to test is to open the file URL you are trying to use in a new private browser.

If the browser file attempts to download the file, then you are using the correct file URL.

Thank you very much for getting back to me on this one @Troy Tessalone - I think I messed up the syntax so when I test it I just get a 404 error.

My drive does not give me a download link, only a share link which I modified using the guidance in the article 

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/my-drive/uc?export=download&id=<FILEID>

This is what I used 

Thank you 

@mrmac2you

You need to replace the FILE ID at the end of the link with the ID of the file, which would be the redacted value in the screenshot you provided.

 

My apologies @Troy Tessalone - I should have added that I was already replacing the fileid at the end.

I’m going to have to find a different way to do this, I have now spent too much time trying to get this one single step to work. 

I noticed that there is a comment in the following document saying that the method you described above only works for files NOT created in Google Drive. 

I created a new XLS and uploaded that to my drive but then Zapier is not able to see the sheet, even after changing permissions etc.

Thank you 

Thank you very much @Troy Tessalone - the “find” option has turned out to be the way forward.

I do appreciate you taking the time to guide me here.