Query: Get Attachment by Filename

Gmail Operation

The Get Attachment by Filename query retrieves a specific file attached to an email in Gmail based on its name.

Example User Story

I want to get the 'Invoice_2026.pdf' attachment from a client's email so I can process the payment.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
filename	String	Yes
messageId	String	Yes
attachmentData	Binary	No

Related Connections

Gmail

Related Automations

Example link

Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "get-attachment-by-filename",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Get Attachment by Filename",
    "description": "Retrieves an email attachment from Gmail by specifying the filename."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "filename",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The name of the attachment file to retrieve."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "messageId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the email message containing the attachment."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "attachmentData",
      "type": "Binary",
      "selector": ["body"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The binary data of the retrieved attachment."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "GET",
        "path": "/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/{{messageId}}/attachments",
        "headers": {},
        "queryParams": {
          "filename": "{{filename}}"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}