Hey there, just starting out whit gumloop. My flow trying to transcribe an MP3:
Email with MP3 attached → Gdrive writer (saving attached mp3) → Speech to text, in short STT (whisper) → Sending transcript via mail
Flow doenst work. grdrive writer node saves the mp3, passing the link on to STT, but STT fails due to URL of the file not working. When I click manually on the URL it shows the file. But STT cant access it.
What do I do wrong?
Speech to Text Failed!
Failed to get file from URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1umDvVt-tWaJSydXXXXXXXXXqQZKNc62querh/view! Please ensure that this is a direct link to a publicly accessible file.
Gummibot then removed the “/view” at the end - but still STT couldnt work with the link. Thx for your help in advance. BR!
Hey @HansP! If you’re reporting an issue with a flow or an error in a run, please include the run link and make sure it’s shareable so we can take a look.
Find your run link on the history page. Format: https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?run_id={{your_run_id}}&workbook_id={{workbook_id}}
Make it shareable by clicking “Share” → ‘Anyone with the link can view’ in the top-left corner of the flow screen.
Provide details about the issue—more context helps us troubleshoot faster.
Hey @HansP, thanks for sharing the run link. I see in the above flow you’re passing the Drive link into the STT node. The issue here is that the STT node can’t access these files since they’re set to private in your GDrive. I’d suggest either using a public file link or, preferably, passing the Gmail attachment directly into the STT node as shown in the attached image.
Hello, thx for the answer. connecting those two nodes directly also didnt work. I cant replicate it at the moment, cause I cant connect the nodes. What does it mean if the canvas doesnt want to connect? Thx
Hey @HansP, you’re almost there! You just need to make a small change in your setup. Right now you’re selecting the file manually, but instead you’ll want to pass it dynamically.
To do that:
Hover over the STT node and click Configure Inputs.
Enable Audio File.
Connect the nodes now and then pass the attachments.
Hey @HansP, no—that shouldn’t be the issue. If you hover over your STT node and move your cursor on it, you’ll see the Configure Inputs section. Let me know if you still don’t see it!
Hey @HansP, thanks for sharing the video and trying out the above steps. Could you once close your existing Gumloop tabs, clear your browser cache, then delete the existing Speech-to-Text node in your workflow and add a new one to check if you can access the configure inputs now?
I did as you asked, I even used brave instead of chrome - I also used incognito mode and cleared cache. There is no popup interface. Can you escalate to technical support? Thank you and best regards
(fyi - context menue when hovering on node wasnt visible cause I use a Windows 11 touch device, Surface pro. There are issues with the canvas when using touch devices)
Hey,@HansP in your workflow I’m guessing you opened this tab with the “Use Link” option enabled. If you disable that option instead, you’ll notice you can now manually choose a file.
Once you do that, click on Configure Inputs — the Show as Input setting should now give you the option to select an audio file.
Gumloop _ Automation Builder - Google Chrome 2025-09-28 11-14-27.mp4