Automate Email Attachment Archiving to Google Drive

Name: Automate Email Attachment Archiving to Google Drive
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Author: Free N8N

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Automatically save email attachments from Gmail to Google Drive.

About This Workflow

This workflow triggers when a new email with attachments arrives in your Gmail inbox. It then extracts the binary data of the attachments and uploads them to a specified folder in Google Drive, renaming them based on the original file name and the sender's email address.

Key Features

Gmail Trigger: Monitors for new emails with attachments.
Attachment Extraction: Isolates binary attachment data.
Google Drive Upload: Archives attachments to Google Drive.
Dynamic File Naming: Renames files using original name and sender email.

How To Use

Trigger - New Email: Configure your Gmail account and set the filter to has:attachment to trigger on emails with attachments.
Attach Binary Data Outputs: This node automatically processes the binary data from the email attachments.
Upload files to Google Drive: Configure your Google Drive credentials, specify the desired driveId and folderId. The name parameter is dynamically set to include the original file name and the sender's email address.

Apps Used

attachments

backup

file management

gmail

google drive

Workflow JSON

{
  "id": "192a52df-112a-479f-8fee-5012f3b156b1",
  "name": "Automate Email Attachment Archiving to Google Drive",
  "nodes": 18,
  "category": "Automation",
  "status": "active",
  "version": "1.0.0"
}

Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.