ActionGmailUpdated September 2026

How do I download a Gmail attachment?

Short answer: You can get attachment in Gmail by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Gmail Get Attachment action to a workflow, map its 2 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Get Attachment in Gmail — start free All 27 Gmail actions

Get Attachment in Gmail — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Message ID messageId	string	Required	Gmail message ID — the hex string Gmail assigns to each message. Find via List Messages. Not the RFC822 Message-Id header.
Attachment ID attachmentId	string	Required	Attachment ID returned within a message's payload.parts[].body.attachmentId. Get from the parent message.

Sample request

{
  "messageId": "e.g. 18a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "attachmentId": "e.g. ANGjdJ_abc123..."
}

Returns

{
  "data": "<base64 encoded file content>",
  "size": 204800,
  "attachmentId": "ANGjdJ8..."
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Get Attachment.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Slack → Gmail

13 Slack triggers

Google Sheets → Gmail

2 Google Sheets triggers

FAQ

Questions about Get Attachment.

What does the Get Attachment action do in Gmail?

Downloads an email attachment by message ID and attachment ID. The bytes come back base64-encoded; chain with file storage to persist.

What inputs does Get Attachment require?

Required: Message ID, Attachment ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Gmail returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Gmail returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Get Attachment support batch operations?

Run Get Attachment inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Gmail's rate limits.

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