Build Your Own AI Chatbot with Google Drive Knowledge
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Create a powerful AI chatbot that answers questions based on your own documents stored in Google Drive. This no-code n8n workflow leverages OpenAI for intelligent responses, making your knowledge base instantly accessible through natural language.
About This Workflow
Unlock the power of your private documents with this intelligent AI chatbot template for n8n. By seamlessly integrating with Google Drive and OpenAI, this workflow transforms your files into a dynamic, searchable knowledge base. It automatically updates from your Drive, chunks and embeds your content, and uses a powerful LLM like GPT-4o-mini to provide accurate answers based solely on the information you provide. Perfect for customer support, internal knowledge bases, or personal learning, this no-code solution empowers you to interact with your data in an entirely new way, no programming required.
Key Features
- Dynamic Knowledge Base: Automatically ingest and update information from your Google Drive files.
- Intelligent Question Answering: Get accurate, context-aware answers powered by OpenAI's advanced language models.
- Secure & Private: Your data remains within your Google Drive and is processed securely.
- No-Code Automation: Effortlessly set up and manage your AI chatbot within the n8n visual workflow editor.
- Customizable: Easily connect to your preferred OpenAI models and configure text splitting for optimal performance.
How To Use
- Import the Workflow: Download and import this template into your n8n instance.
- Set Up Google Drive Credentials: Navigate to n8n Credentials, create new OAuth2 credentials for Google Drive, and follow the provided guide to obtain and enter your Client ID and Secret from the Google Cloud Console. Ensure your redirect URI is correctly configured.
- Configure Google Drive Nodes: In the 'Download Files' and other Google Drive nodes, specify the file or folder you want the chatbot to access. For the 'Download Files' node, use expressions like
{{$json["id"]}}to map file IDs. - Connect OpenAI Credentials: Create new credentials for OpenAI in n8n and paste your API key. This credential will be used by the 'Embeddings OpenAI' and 'OpenAI Chat Model' nodes.
- Review Node Settings: Ensure the 'Recursive Character Text Splitter' and 'Default Data Loader' nodes are configured to process your file types appropriately. The 'chunkOverlap' can be adjusted for performance.
- Test Your Chatbot: Execute the workflow and begin asking questions to your AI chatbot via the interaction point (this would typically be another node or system connected to the output of the workflow).
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "13fd21f5-cede-4df9-acda-2651dcfa3d61",
"name": "Build Your Own AI Chatbot with Google Drive Knowledge",
"nodes": 29,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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