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title: Download from OneDrive
description: Download files from a specific OneDrive folder using filters and automation for seamless file integration.
category: File Transfers
tags: [onedrive, download, cloud storage, automation, file integration]
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# Download from OneDrive

## Description

The **Download From OneDrive** activity automates the retrieval of files from a designated folder within a connected OneDrive account.  
It supports filtering files using regular expressions and saves the matched files to a downstream processing path or storage system.

This is ideal for workflows requiring files stored in Microsoft OneDrive to be pulled into processing pipelines on a scheduled or event-driven basis.

> **Use case:** A team shares Excel reports every Friday to a shared OneDrive folder. This activity can automatically fetch the latest `.xlsx` files each week for processing.

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## Input

_Not Applicable_

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## Output

| Output Type | Format | Description                                  |
| ----------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| Files       | Binary | Retrieved files from OneDrive                |
| Data        | JSON   | File metadata including name, size, and path |

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## Configuration Fields

| Field Name            | Required | Description                                                               |
| --------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Connection**        | Yes      | Connection details for authenticating with the OneDrive account.          |
| **Working Directory** | Yes      | The directory path inside OneDrive from which files should be downloaded. |
| **Regex**             | No       | Regular expression to match filenames for selective download.             |

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## Sample Input

_Not Applicable_

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## Sample Configuration

| Field             | Value                      |
| ----------------- | -------------------------- |
| Connection        | OneDrive - Finance Reports |
| Working Directory | `/Shared/Weekly Reports`   |
| Regex             | `.*\.xlsx$`                |

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## Sample Output

The following output represents files successfully retrieved from the specified OneDrive folder:

| Remote File Name    | File Name           | Size  | Status     |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ----- | ---------- |
| report_july_1.xlsx  | report_july_1.xlsx  | 1.8MB | [Download] |
| summary_week_27.csv | summary_week_27.csv | 2.4MB | [Download] |