Download Spreadsheet
Description
Downloads a Google Spreadsheet and returns its content and metadata.
The downloaded spreadsheet content can be used by subsequent activities for storage, transmission, or further processing.
Common Capabilities
Process Data Support
This activity supports dynamic configuration using variables from the Process Data drawer.
You can bind values from Model Data, Form Data, System Data, Enterprise Variables, and Activity Outputs.
Learn more → Using Process Data
Design-Time Configuration
Display Text
A user-defined name for the activity, displayed on the workflow canvas to help identify its purpose.
Connection Name
The configured Google Sheets connection used to access Google Sheets resources.
Spreadsheet
The spreadsheet to download.
For details about selecting spreadsheets and sheets, see Google Sheets Data Selection.
Wait All Incoming
Controls how this activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.
Determines whether the activity executes when:
- Any incoming path completes, or
- All relevant incoming paths complete before execution
Learn more → Execution Control
On Error
Defines how the workflow behaves if this activity encounters a runtime error.
Supported strategies include:
- Fault
- Continue
- Suspend
- Retry
Output
Download Result
An object containing the downloaded spreadsheet content and file metadata.
The output includes:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Content | The spreadsheet content encoded as Base64. |
| File Name | The name of the downloaded spreadsheet. |
| Content Type | The MIME type of the downloaded spreadsheet. |
| File Size | The size of the downloaded spreadsheet in bytes. |
For details, see Download Result.
Remarks
- The authenticated Google account must have access to the spreadsheet.
- Downloading a spreadsheet does not modify the original spreadsheet stored in Google Drive.
- The spreadsheet content is returned as Base64-encoded data.
- Large spreadsheets may increase memory usage and execution time during download.