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PDF from DocuSign to Google Drive is a txt not the PDF

  • October 29, 2021
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I have created a Zap to upload completed DocuSign documents to the Google Drive.  It works, except it uploads only the name of the file in a TXT file.  What am I doing wrong, I need it to upload the PDF from DocuSign, nothing else.

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Troy Tessalone
Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
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  • October 29, 2021

Hi @AndreaW 

Check this help article for using files in Zaps: https://zapier.com/help/create/basics/send-files-in-zaps

Please post screenshots with how your Zap steps are configured.


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  • October 29, 2021

Hello @Troy Tessalone 

Thank you for this information, unfortunately it does not help the problem.  I am using the Zapier template for DocuSign to Google Drive and the Upload file portion.   On the file portion of the upload, it lists all the fields in my DocuSign doc, but not the full file to upload.  Why and how do I correct that?


Troy Tessalone
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  • October 29, 2021

@AndreaW 

Please post screenshots with how your Zap steps are configured.


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  • October 29, 2021

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  • Beginner
  • October 29, 2021

@Troy Tessalone Let me know if you need to see anything else.  


Troy Tessalone
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  • October 29, 2021

@AndreaW 

This field expects a file URL or a file object.

Try searching for “file”.
There may be an option for “file (exists but not shown)”

 


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  • Beginner
  • October 29, 2021

@Troy Tessalone  when I search for file it only shows a download link.  Does that mean I did something wrong in my Docusign trigger?

 


Troy Tessalone
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  • October 29, 2021

@AndreaW 

Use this

 


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  • October 29, 2021

@Troy Tessalone that worked beautifully.  Thanks

 

Is there a way to add one of the DocuSign fields to the file name that is downloaded and keep the full pdf format of the file so it’s more easily identifiable?

I tried adding these under file name, but then it goes back to uploaded the text file with none of the docusign info.   Even when I make the file extension PDF.

Is there a way to do that?


Troy Tessalone
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  • October 29, 2021

@AndreaW 

You should be able to use the 2 fields:

File Name

File Extension

 

Can you posts screenshots with how you have those 2 fields configured?


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  • Beginner
  • October 29, 2021

I tried to put PDF in the file extension field and I tried the above and both produced Txt files


Troy Tessalone
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  • October 29, 2021

@AndreaW 

Issue with the File field: remove the static “file value”

 

 

For File Extension try this value: pdf