Gmail and Google Drive integration

n8n lets you integrate Gmail with Google Drive to build powerful workflows. Design automation that extracts, transforms and loads data between your apps and services. You can choose from thousands of ready-made apps or use our universal HTTP connector to sync apps not yet in our library.

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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.

How to connect Gmail and Google Drive

Step 1: Add the first step
Step 2: Add Gmail and Google Drive nodes
Step 3: Connect Gmail and Google Drive
Step 4: Run workflow

Send specific PDF attachments from Gmail to Google Drive using OpenAI

This workflow reads PDF textual content and sends the text to OpenAI. Attachments of interest will then be uploaded to a specified Google Drive folder. For example, you may wish to send invoices received from an email to an inbox folder in Google Drive for later processing. This workflow has been designed to easily change the search term to match your needs. See the workflow for more details.

Prerequisites

How it works

Triggers off on the On email received node.
Iterates over the attachments in the email.
Uses the OpenAI node to filter out the attachments that do not match the search term set in the Configure node. You could match on various PDF files (i.e. invoice, receipt, or contract).
If the PDF attachment matches the search term, the workflow uses the Google Drive node to upload the PDF attachment to a specific Google Drive folder.

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Gmail supported actions

Message
Label
Draft
Thread

Add Label

Delete

Get

Get Many

Mark as Read

Mark as Unread

Remove Label

Send

Create

Delete

Get

Get Many

Create

Delete

Get

Get Many

Add Label

Delete

Get

Get Many

Remove Label

Trash

Untrash

Google Drive supported actions

File
File/Folder
Folder
Shared Drive

Copy

Create a copy of an existing file

Create From Text

Create a file from a provided text

Delete

Permanently delete a file

Download

Download a file

Move

Move a file to another folder

Add sharing permissions to a file

Update

Update a file

Upload

Upload an existing file to Google Drive

Search or list files and folders

Create

Create a folder

Delete

Permanently delete a folder

Add sharing permissions to a folder

Create

Create a shared drive

Delete

Permanently delete a shared drive

Get

Get a shared drive

Get Many

Get the list of shared drives

Update

Update a shared drive

Gmail and Google Drive integration details

Gmail is a free of charge email service offered as part of Google Workspace. It is used by individuals and organizations to send and receive emails and communicate internally and externally. It remains the world’s most widely used email service.

Gmail node docs + examples

Gmail credential docs

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Communication

Google Drive is a storage and synchronization service offered by Google. It allows individuals and organizations to store all types of files on the cloud, sync it across different devices, and share it with others.

Google Drive node docs + examples

Google Drive credential docs

See Google Drive integrations

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Data & Storage

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Gmail and Google Drive integration

Build your own Gmail and Google Drive integration

How to connect Gmail and Google Drive

Step 1: Add the first step

Step 2: Add Gmail and Google Drive nodes

Step 3: Connect Gmail and Google Drive

Step 4: Run workflow

Send specific PDF attachments from Gmail to Google Drive using OpenAI

Prerequisites

How it works

Popular Gmail and Google Drive workflows

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Upload invoices from Gmail to Google Drive

Over 3000 companies switch to n8n every single week

Gmail supported actions

Google Drive supported actions

Gmail and Google Drive integration details

Gmail and Google Drive integration tutorials

6 e-commerce workflows to power up your Shopify store

How to get started with CRM automation (with 3 no-code workflow ideas)

15 Google apps you can combine and automate to increase productivity

Using automation to boost productivity in the workplace

Why use n8n to integrate Gmail with Google Drive

Build complex workflows, really fast

Code when you need it, UI when you don't

Simple debugging

Use templates to get started fast

Reuse your work