Developer & DevOps

Connect Google Drive with n8n

33 nodes 204 106 Scheduled trigger
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Workflow Description

A scheduled workflow that connects to Google Drive to retrieve and process files in batches, applying filters and executing conditional logic to efficiently manage data transformation and binary file handling throughout the workflow.

How it works

  1. 1.Trigger the workflow automatically on a predefined schedule
  2. 2.Connect to Google Drive and retrieve the file list
  3. 3.Process files in separate batches for optimized performance
  4. 4.Apply filters to identify the required files
  5. 5.Convert binary data and merge results
  6. 6.Execute conditional logic to control workflow direction

Use cases

  • Monitor a Google Drive folder and automatically classify files by type
  • Extract specific files from Google Drive and process them on a recurring basis

Requirements

  • Google account with authorization to access Google Drive
  • n8n instance configured with the scheduled trigger enabled

Service Value

Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.

Apps Used

Google Drive Split In Batches N8N

Details

Trigger Scheduled trigger
Nodes 33
Apps 3
Views 204
Downloads 106

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (33)

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Sticky Note

Sticky Note

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Move Binary Data

Move Binary Data

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Sticky Note

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Sticky Note

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IGNORE FILES

Filter

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Create n8n_backups

Google Drive

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Create n8n_old

Google Drive

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Sticky Note

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Sticky Note

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GET CURRENT FOLDER

Google Drive

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Code

Code

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If n8n_old

If

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If1 n8n_backups

If

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GET CURRENT FOLDER CREATES

Google Drive

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Merge mensage

Merge

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GET CURRENT BACKUPS1

Google Drive

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Sticky Note

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MOVE INTO OLD FOLDER

Google Drive

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UPLOAD WORKFLOWS

Google Drive

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Sticky Note

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Item Lists

Item Lists

#22

Split In Batches2

Split In Batches

#23

Split In Batches

Split In Batches

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n8n

N8N

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LIST OLD BACKUPS

Google Drive

#26

DELETE OLD BACKUP

Google Drive

#27

Item Lists old

Item Lists

#28

Split In Batches old

Split In Batches

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Sticky Note

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Sticky Note

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Schedule Trigger

Schedule Trigger

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Schedule Trigger

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