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Integrate Google Drive Trigger with 500+ apps and services
Unlock Google Drive Trigger’s full potential with n8n, connecting it to similar Data & Storage apps and over 1000 other services. Automate data management by syncing, validating, and transforming data across platforms. Create adaptable and scalable workflows between Google Drive Trigger and your stack. All within a building experience you will love.
Popular ways to use Google Drive Trigger integration
Get email notifications for newly uploaded Google Drive files
This workflow sends out email notifications when a new file has been uploaded to Google Drive.
The workflow uses two nodes:
Google Drive Trigger**: This node will trigger the workflow whenever a new file has been uploaded to a given folder
Send Email**: This node sends out the email using data from the previous Google Drive Trigger node.
Tom
+5
Automatic Background Removal for Images in Google Drive
This n8n workflow simplifies the process of removing backgrounds from images stored in Google Drive. By leveraging the PhotoRoom API, this template enables automatic background removal, padding adjustments, and output formatting, all while storing the updated images back in a designated Google Drive folder.
This workflow is very useful for companies or individuals that are spending a lot of time into removing the background from product images.
How it Works
The workflow begins with a Google Drive Trigger node that monitors a specific folder for new image uploads.
Upon detecting a new image, the workflow downloads the file and extracts essential metadata, such as the file size.
Configurations are set for background color, padding, output size, and more, which are all customizable to match specific requirements.
The PhotoRoom API is called to process the image by removing its background and adding padding based on the settings.
The processed image is saved back to Google Drive in the specified output folder with an updated name indicating the background has been removed.
Requirements
PhotoRoom API Key
Google Drive API Access
Customizing the Workflow
Easily adjust the background color, padding, and output size using the configuration node.
Modify the output folder path in Google Drive or replace Google Drive with another storage service if needed.
For advanced use cases, integrate further image processing steps, such as adding captions or analyzing content using AI.
Simon
+2
Upload leads from a CSV file to Pipedrive CRM
This workflow gets leads' contacts from a CSV file and adds it to the Pipedrive CRM by creating an organization and a person. The CSV file in this workflow serves as a universal connector allowing you to export contacts from any platform like LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
Prerequisites
Google account and Google credentials
Pipedrive account and Pipedrive credentials
How it works
The Google Drive Trigger node starts the workflow when a new CSV file is uploaded to a specific folder in Google Drive.
Google Drive node downloads the CSV file.
Spreadsheet File node reads data from the CSV file and sends the output to the Merge node. This Spreadsheet File's output becomes the input 1 for the Merge node.
Meanwhile, the Pipedrive node gets the same list of contacts from the CSV file.
IF node checks if Pipedrive has these contacts already created previously and sends the checked results to the Merge node. These results arrive at the Merge node as input 2.
Merge node compares two inputs via email and removes the matches.
Pipedrive node creates new contacts based on the data provided by the Merge node with necessary details such as organization and notes.
n8n Team
Send Google Drive files to Notion database
This workflow sends a file to a Notion database of your choosing when a new file is created in a specific Google Drive folder.
Prerequisites
Notion account and Notion credentials.
Google account and Google credentials.
Google Drive folder to monitor for new files.
How it works
When a Google Drive file is created in the folder you specified, the workflow sends the file to the Notion database you created. The workflow uses the On file upload node to trigger the workflow when a new file is created in the folder. The Create database page node creates a new page in the Notion database you created.
Setup
Create a Notion database called "My Google Drive Files" with the following columns:
Filename
Google Drive File
Share the database to n8n.
In the n8n workflow, click on the Create database page node and select the database you created in step 1.
In Google Drive, create a folder and navigate to it.
Copy the URL of the Google Drive folder you are currently in.
In the n8n workflow, add the folder URL to On file upload node.
n8n Team
+3
Recognize invoices / receipts from Google Drive and put them into Google Sheets
This workflow allows you to recognize a folder with receipts or invoices (make sure your files are in .pdf, .png, or .jpg format). The workflow can be triggered via the "Test workflow" button, and it also monitors the folder for new files, automatically recognizing them.
Video Demo
https://youtu.be/mGPt7fqGQD8
1. n8n import glitch
After import, the trigger node "When clicking 'Test workflow'" might be disconnected. You need to connect it via 2 arrows to "Google Sheets1" and "Google Drive" nodes. So, the workflow has 2 triggers - via button, and via Google Sheets "new file" event - both of these triggers should be connected to 2 nodes.
Here is how it should look like: https://ocr.oakpdf.com/n8n_fix.png
2. Set up RapidAPI HTTP auth key
Create new "HTTP header" n8n credential and paste your RapidAPI key from https://rapidapi.com/restyler/api/receipt-and-invoice-ocr-api into it. https://ocr.oakpdf.com/n8n_api_key.png
Make sure "HTTP Request" node uses this credential.
3. Set up your Google Auth
You need a Google connection to work with your Google Sheets and Google Drive accounts: https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/credentials/google/oauth-generic/#finish-your-n8n-credential
4. Set up Google Sheets
Copy this Google Sheets document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G0w-OMdFRrtvzOLPpfFJpsBVNqJ9cfRLMKCVWfrTQBg/edit?usp=sharing
Custom document formats and advanced usage
Email: contact@scrapeninja.net
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-sidashin/
Anthony
Create an Onfleet task when a file in Google Drive is updated
Summary
Onfleet is a last-mile delivery software that provides end-to-end route planning, dispatch, communication, and analytics to handle the heavy lifting while you can focus on your customers.
This workflow template listens to a Google Drive update event and creates an Onfleet delivery task. You can easily change which Onfleet entity to interact with.
Configurations
Connect to Google Drive with your own Google credentials
Specify the Poll Times and File URL or ID to your own preference, the poll time determines the frequency of this check while the file URL/ID specifies which file to monitor
Update the Onfleet node with your own Onfleet credentials, to register for an Onfleet API key, please visit https://onfleet.com/signup to get started
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About Google Drive Trigger
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.
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