Google Docs and Gmail integration

Save yourself the work of writing custom integrations for Google Docs and Gmail and use n8n instead. Build adaptable and scalable Miscellaneous, and Communication workflows that work with your technology stack. All within a building experience you will love.

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How to connect Google Docs and Gmail

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.

Google Docs and Gmail integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Google Docs and Gmail nodes

You can find Google Docs and Gmail 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 Google Docs and Gmail nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Google Docs and Gmail integration: Add and configure Google Docs and Gmail nodes

Step 3: Connect Google Docs and Gmail

A connection establishes a link between Google Docs and Gmail (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.

Google Docs and Gmail integration: Connect Google Docs and Gmail

Step 4: Customize and extend your Google Docs and Gmail 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 Google Docs and Gmail with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Google Docs and Gmail integration: Customize and extend your Google Docs and Gmail integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Google Docs and Gmail workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Google Docs to Gmail 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.

Google Docs and Gmail integration: Test and activate your Google Docs and Gmail workflow

Automate Your RFP Process with OpenAI Assistants

This n8n workflow demonstrates how to automate oftern time-consuming form filling tasks in the early stages of the tendering process; the Request for Proposal document or "RFP".

It does this by utilising a company's knowledgebase to generating question-and-answer pairs using Large Language Models.

How it works

A buyer's RFP is submitted to the workflow as a digital document that can be parsed.
Our first AI agent scans and extracts all questions from the document into list form.
The supplier sets up an OpenAI assistant prior loaded with company brand, marketing and technical documents.
The workflow loops through each of the buyer's questions and poses these to the OpenAI assistant.
The assistant's answers are captured until all questions are satisified and are then exported into a new document for review.
A sales team member is then able to use this document to respond quickly to the RFP before their competitors.

Example Webhook Request

curl --location &#39;https:&#47;&#47;&amp;lt;n8n_webhook_url&amp;gt;&#39; \
--form &#39;id=&quot;RFP001&quot;&#39; \
--form &#39;title=&quot;BlueChip Travel and StarBus Web Services&quot;&#39; \
--form &#39;reply_to=&quot;[email protected]&quot;&#39; \
--form &#39;data=@&quot;k9pnbALxX&#47;RFP Questionnaire.pdf&quot;&#39;

Requirements

An OpenAI account to use AI services.

Customising the workflow

OpenAI assistants is only one approach to hosting a company knowledgebase for AI to use. Exploring different solutions such as building your own RAG-powered database can sometimes yield better results in terms of control of how the data is managed and cost.

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Automate Your RFP Process with OpenAI Assistants

This n8n workflow demonstrates how to automate oftern time-consuming form filling tasks in the early stages of the tendering process; the Request for Proposal document or "RFP". It does this by utilising a company's knowledgebase to generating question-and-answer pairs using Large Language Models. How it works A buyer's RFP is submitted to the workflow as a digital document that can be parsed. Our first AI agent scans and extracts all questions from the document into list form. The supplier sets up an OpenAI assistant prior loaded with company brand, marketing and technical documents. The workflow loops through each of the buyer's questions and poses these to the OpenAI assistant. The assistant's answers are captured until all questions are satisified and are then exported into a new document for review. A sales team member is then able to use this document to respond quickly to the RFP before their competitors. Example Webhook Request curl --location 'https://<n8n_webhook_url>' \ --form 'id="RFP001"' \ --form 'title="BlueChip Travel and StarBus Web Services"' \ --form 'reply_to="[email protected]"' \ --form 'data=@"k9pnbALxX/RFP Questionnaire.pdf"' Requirements An OpenAI account to use AI services. Customising the workflow OpenAI assistants is only one approach to hosting a company knowledgebase for AI to use. Exploring different solutions such as building your own RAG-powered database can sometimes yield better results in terms of control of how the data is managed and cost.

Build your own Google Docs and Gmail integration

Create custom Google Docs and Gmail 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.

Google Docs supported actions

Document

Create

Get

Update

Gmail supported actions

Message
Label
Draft
Thread

Add Label

Delete

Get

Get Many

Mark as Read

Mark as Unread

Remove Label

Send

Send and Wait for Approval

Create

Delete

Get

Get Many

Create

Delete

Get

Get Many

Add Label

Delete

Get

Get Many

Remove Label

Trash

Untrash

Google Docs and Gmail integration details

Google Docs is a free online word processor that contains most of the functionalities found in Microsoft Word. All you require is a Google account and access to the internet.

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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.

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