# File Download

Google Drive

Download one non-Workspace Drive file as a private artifact.

## Use this tool with your AI agent

1. Copy the prompt
2. Paste it into your agent
3. Tell it what you need

Read https://scrollport.com/start. Use my existing Scrollport connection, or help me connect if needed. Help me use File Download (tool ID: google-drive.file-download). Ask me for the details you need, then show me the result. Help me connect the required app account if needed.

**Already connected:** Your agent can use that connection.

**New user:** Your agent will guide you through setup, sign-in and authorisation.

This tool also needs you to connect your app account.

Connect your first agent to receive $1 trial credit.

**Job:** [Manage Google Drive files](https://scrollport.com/tools/google-drive-mcp)

**Current price:** $0.0025/request

**Availability:** Requires connected account

## Tool details

**About this tool**

Downloads at most 25 MiB and persists the bytes behind the run's signed artifact boundary. Always one upstream request at $0.0025.

**Inputs and outputs**

### Input

`path` object · required

Identifier path for the authorised connected-app record.

`query` object · optional

Search terms used to find relevant records.

### Output

`bytes` number

Returned bytes value.

`content_type` string

Returned content type value.

`filename` string

Returned filename value.

`note` string

Returned note value.

**Example request and output**

Inspect returns this reviewed example, its estimated cost and the current input schema. Run calculates the estimate for your actual input.

### Request

```
{
  "tool_id": "google-drive.file-download",
  "input": {
    "path": {
      "fileId": "YOUR-GOOGLE-DRIVE-FILE-ID"
    },
    "query": {
      "supportsAllDrives": true
    }
  }
}
```

### Output

```
{
  "note": "file returned as a private artifact",
  "bytes": 24576,
  "filename": "drive-download.bin",
  "content_type": "application/pdf"
}
```

**Errors and limitations**

- `connection_required`: This capability acts on the connected Google Workspace, which is not available yet.Open connect_url, approve Google Drive access, then retry this run unchanged.

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Canonical page: https://scrollport.com/tools/providers/google-drive/file-download