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Gmail and Google Drive integration
Save yourself the work of writing custom integrations for Gmail and Google Drive and use n8n instead. Build adaptable and scalable Communication, and Data & Storage workflows that work with your technology stack. All within a building experience you will love.
How to connect Gmail and Google Drive
- Step 1: Create a new workflow
- Step 2: Add and configure nodes
- Step 3: Connect
- Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
- Step 5: Test and activate your workflow
Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step
In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.
Step 2: Add and configure Gmail and Google Drive nodes
You can find Gmail and Google Drive in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Gmail and Google Drive nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.
Step 3: Connect Gmail and Google Drive
A connection establishes a link between Gmail and Google Drive (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.
Step 4: Customize and extend your Gmail and Google Drive integration
Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Gmail and Google Drive with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.
Step 5: Test and activate your Gmail and Google Drive workflow
Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Gmail to Google Drive or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.
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Prerequisites
OpenAI credentials.
Google credentials.
How it works
Triggers off on the On email received node.
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This is a simple template to show how to extract multiple email attachments and return them as an iterable output.
How it works:
The Gmail Trigger node detects any new email that has attachments. The Code node will then extract them as binary files and attaches them to the item. They can then be uploaded via the Google Drive node.
Setup steps:
add your Gmail Credentials
add your Google Drive Credentials
Follow the official n8n Documentation for help
Feedback & Questions
If you have any questions or feedback about this workflow - Feel free to get in touch at [email protected]
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Who this is for
This template is for everyone that wants to download their n8n Cloud invoices automatically as a PDF instead of downloading them manually.
How it works
This workflow checks your Gmail inbox for new n8n invoice emails from n8n's payment provider Paddle. Once it finds something, it converts the URL into a PDF using pdflayer and saves it in Google Drive.
Setup
Setup your Gmail and Google Drive credentials
Create a free account at https://pdflayer.com/
Insert your pdflayer API key into the Setup node
Insert the URL to the wanted drive folder into the setup node (make sure to remove everything after the ?)
How to adjust it to your need
Instead of saving the PDF in Google drive, you could also save it in your local system, any other storage provider or send the PDF automatically to the right person in your company.
Build your own Gmail and Google Drive integration
Create custom Gmail and Google Drive workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.
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