When you share a Zip file in Google Drive, you land on a page to view all the files inside the zip file and to download the entire file the user has to click File → Download. I've noticed a lot of users don't get this so I actually have to tell them to click File → Download when all I really want to do is give them a link to directly download the file.
Google Drive – How to Link Directly to Download a Zip File
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Best Answer
For the moment, you have to build the URL manually.
Where
YourIndividualIDis the ID of the respective document (zip file). You get it either from the URL or by clicking File → Share and copying it from the sharing URL.Source.