Downloading binary data from a REST API into File data pill

·Aug 21, 2026 12:37 PM·

How can you download a binary file from a REST API and then get that into a Workato file type data pill so that it can then be used in the JIRA connector Upload Attachment action?

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steve.waldron
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richy.mulcahy
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when you say REST API do we already have a connector? in my screenshot using google drive to download file then map that datapill to the jira file contents. This is also possible with a HTTP connection to an API we dont have a connector for but is a bit more complex since youll need to configure the action with the correct type (GET, POST) and the response body structure for the file contents return
steve.waldron
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richy.mulcahy
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agree the wording of manual entry and adding the .txt requires a couple reads

steve.waldron
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richy.mulcahy
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when you say REST API do we already have a connector? in my screenshot using google drive to download file then map that datapill to the jira file contents. This is also possible with a HTTP connection to an API we dont have a connector for but is a bit more complex since youll need to configure the action with the correct type (GET, POST) and the response body structure for the file contents return
steve.waldron
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richy.mulcahy
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agree the wording of manual entry and adding the .txt requires a couple reads