Effortlessly Load Google Drive Files with n8n
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Automate the process of extracting and consolidating content from your Google Drive files. This n8n workflow seamlessly fetches files from specified folders, downloads their content, and aggregates it into a structured dictionary for further processing.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow, aptly named 'Google Drive Files Loader', provides a robust solution for ingesting data directly from your Google Drive. It begins by triggering when initiated by another workflow, allowing for flexible integration into broader automation strategies. The core functionality lies in its ability to access and retrieve files from a designated Google Drive folder. For Google Docs, it specifically downloads the document content. The workflow then employs a 'Set' node to map file names to their respective content, creating a key-value pair. Finally, a custom code node aggregates these pairs into a single, consolidated dictionary, making your Google Drive content readily available for analysis, transformation, or storage in other systems.
Key Features
- Trigger-based execution: Integrates seamlessly with other n8n workflows.
- Google Drive file retrieval: Accesses files and folders directly from your Google Drive.
- Google Docs content extraction: Downloads the text content of Google Docs.
- Content aggregation: Consolidates file names and content into a structured dictionary.
- Configurable folder selection: Easily specify the Google Drive folder to process.
How To Use
- Trigger Workflow: Ensure the 'When Executed by Another Workflow' node is connected to your desired trigger.
- Specify Folder: Configure the 'Get files from folder' node by selecting the Google Drive folder containing the files you want to process. Ensure your Google Drive credentials are set up.
- Download Content: For Google Docs, the 'Download Google Docs' node will automatically fetch the content. If you have other file types, you may need to adjust or add nodes here (e.g., a different Google Drive node operation for non-Docs files).
- Map Data: In the 'Mapping' node, configure the assignments to ensure the file name is used as the key and the file content as the value.
- Aggregate Results: The 'Code' node is pre-configured to aggregate all incoming key-value pairs into a single dictionary. This is the final output of the workflow.
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Workflow JSON
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"id": "122fa2d2-4514-438a-a1d9-86590fa77adf",
"name": "Effortlessly Load Google Drive Files with n8n",
"nodes": 24,
"category": "DevOps",
"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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