This n8n workflow automates the import of your Google Keep notes into a structured Google Sheet, using Google Drive, OpenAI for AI-powered processing, and JSON file extraction. It's perfect for users who want to turn exported Keep notes into a searchable, filterable spreadsheet – optionally enhanced by AI summarization or transformation.
Who is this for?
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Researchers, knowledge workers, and digital minimalists who rely on Google Keep and want to better organize or analyze their notes.
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Anyone who regularly exports Google Keep notes and wants a clean, automated workflow to store them in Google Sheets.
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Users looking to apply AI to process, summarize, or extract insights from raw notes.
What problem is this workflow solving?
Exporting Google Keep notes via Google Takeout gives you unstructured .json files that are hard to read and manage. This workflow solves that by:
- Filtering relevant .json files
- Extracting note content
- (Optionally) applying AI to analyze or summarize each note
- Writing the result into a structured Google Sheet
What this workflow does
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Google Drive Search: Looks for .json files inside a specified "Keep" folder.
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Loop: Processes files in batches of 10.
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File Filtering: Filters by .json extension.
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Download + Extract: Downloads each file and extracts note content from JSON.
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Optional Filtering: Only keeps non-archived notes or those meeting content criteria.
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AI Processing (optional): Uses OpenAI to summarize or transform the note content.
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Prepare for Export: Maps note fields to be written.
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Google Sheets: Appends or updates the target sheet with the note data.
Setup
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Export your Google Keep notes using Google Takeout:
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Deselect all, then choose only Google Keep.
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Choose “Send download link via email”.
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Unzip the downloaded archive and upload the .json files to your Google Drive.
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Connect Google Drive, OpenAI, and Google Sheets in n8n.
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Set the correct folder path for your notes in the “Search in ‘Keep’ folder” node.
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Point the Google Sheet node to your spreadsheet
How to customize this workflow to your needs
Skip AI processing: If you don't need summaries or transformations, remove or disable the OpenAI Chat Model node.
Filter criteria: Customize the Filter node to extract only recent notes, or those containing specific keywords.
AI prompts: Edit the Tools Agent or Chat Model node to instruct the AI to summarize, extract tasks, categorize notes, etc.
Field mapping: Adjust the “Set fields for export” node to control what gets written to the spreadsheet.
Use this template to build a powerful knowledge extraction tool from your Google Keep archive – ideal for backups, audits, or data-driven insights.