Why does Google Drive require "Replace text placeholders" when creating a file from a template?

Bugs
1

This topic was automatically generated from Slack. You can find the original thread here.

Google Drive: Create File from Template refuses to work without “Replace text placeholders”. And if left empty it throws error

image.png
image.png1826×1690 362 KB

image.png
image.png1778×998 146 KB

2

Hello , I think the API requires the params to put in the place holder. May I ask why do you need it empty? Do you just need to copy the template file without doing anything?

3

Hi ,

4

exactly, i just wanted to make a copy of that sheet to fill it in later steps.

5

And even if i use the Field it does not work…. i put a {myPlaceholder} into the sheet (is it cruicial where it is exactly?) and a key & value pair to the function (myPlaceholder = “test”) … and the action throws error

6

If you would like to copy a file, you should use Copy File action instead

image.png
image.png1848×928 86.1 KB

7

Thank you!

8

Is it possible to rename that file then?

9

Got it

10

sorry

11

:+1: