Files & Documents
Summarize Google Drive Documents Automatically with AI
6 nodes
109
79
Automatic trigger
Workflow Description
Automation template that retrieves files from Google Drive, analyzes their content, splits text into manageable chunks, and sends them to OpenAI to generate accurate summaries and extract key information automatically.
How it works
- 1.Trigger automation manually or when new files arrive in Google Drive
- 2.Load document and extract its full text content using the data loader
- 3.Split text into balanced chunks based on token count for processing
- 4.Send each chunk to OpenAI model with summarization instructions
- 5.Process and link partial summaries into coherent results
- 6.Save final summary or forward to downstream applications
Use cases
- Automatically summarize long reports and presentations before reading
- Extract key information from legal documents and contracts
- Create quick summaries of research papers and knowledge articles
Requirements
- Google Drive account with file access permissions
- Valid OpenAI API key configured in n8n
- Specify supported file formats for processing (PDF, DOCX, TXT)
Service Value
Ideal as a smart automation service combining integrations and AI to produce ready-to-use results.
Apps Used
OpenAI
Document Default Data Loader
Text Splitter
Google Drive
LLM Chain
Details
Trigger
Automatic trigger
Nodes
6
Apps
5
Views
109
Downloads
79
How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (6)
When clicking "Execute Workflow"
Manual Trigger
OpenAI Chat Model
OpenAI
Default Data Loader
Document Default Data Loader
Token Splitter1
Text Splitter Token Splitter
Google Drive
Google Drive
Summarization Chain
Chain Summarization