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I’m having trouble with the Facebook Pages → Create Page Video action in my Zap.

 

  • My trigger is Google Drive → New File in Folder.

  • The next step is Facebook Pages → Create Page Video.

  • The Zap connects, but it always fails with the error:

    “Failed to create a page_video in Facebook Pages — Required field ‘Video’ (source) is missing.”

 

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

 

  1. Confirmed that the Google Drive step is correctly detecting a new video file (.m4v, I also tried .mp4).

  2. Verified that the file has a valid Web Content Link (https://drive.google.com/uc?id=...&export=download).

  3. Explicitly mapped that link into the “Video” field in the Facebook Pages step.

  4. Checked that my account connection is to Facebook Pages and selected my Page (PXXXXXX RXXXXX, ID XXXXXXXXXXX).

 

Despite this, Facebook either:

 

  • Rejects the upload with the “Video couldn’t be uploaded” notification, OR

  • Routes the upload attempt to my personal profile instead of my Page.

 

It seems like the action is not handling the Google Drive file correctly as a video source, or it’s not properly distinguishing between my profile and my Page.

 

Can you help confirm whether the Create Page Video action is currently working with direct Google Drive video files, and if there are known issues with mapping the video source field?

 

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Hi ​@Philntheblanks 

Help link for sending files in Zaps: https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496288813453

 

Try using a file object instead of the file link.

 

Otherwise, make sure you are using a publicly available direct download link for the GDrive File, which means you may have to first adjust your GDrive File sharing preferences.

 

For us to have more info, post screenshots showing how your Zap steps are outlined and configured in EDIT mode with the field mappings visible in the CONFIGURE tab, along with the encountered Zap step errors from testing.

 

Help links for using each Zap app: 

https://zapier.com/apps/facebook-pages/integrations#help

https://zapier.com/apps/google-drive/integrations#help

 

 

 

 


Hi there, ​@Philntheblanks 👋

Did Troy’s reply help you to get those videos added to Facebook?

Let us know how you’re getting on, happy to lend a hand if you’re still stuck at all!