Developer & DevOps
Connect Google Drive with Cron
9 nodes
199
118
Automatic trigger
Workflow Description
Scheduled automation that connects to Google Drive to retrieve or monitor files based on a defined cron schedule. The workflow gathers data, processes it, and executes operations on files or sends HTTP responses accordingly.
How it works
- 1.Trigger automation according to the specified cron schedule
- 2.Connect to Google Drive and retrieve file or folder information
- 3.Process, merge, and transform data as required
- 4.Execute HTTP requests or additional processing on retrieved data
Use cases
- Periodic monitoring of specific Google Drive files with notifications on changes
- Scheduled backups of Drive files to external services on a recurring basis
- Generate daily or weekly reports of folder contents and file activities in Google Drive
Requirements
- Active Google account with authorized access permissions to Google Drive
- Basic understanding of cron expressions to schedule automation execution times
- Familiarity with n8n workflow structure and node data passing mechanisms
Service Value
Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.
Apps Used
Google Drive
Schedule
Details
Trigger
Automatic trigger
Nodes
9
Apps
2
Views
199
Downloads
118
How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (9)
On clicking 'execute'
Manual Trigger
Merge
Merge
Move Binary Data
Move Binary Data
Map
Function
Get Workflow
HTTP Request
Get Workflow List
HTTP Request
FunctionItem
Function Item
Google Drive
Google Drive
Run Daily at 2:30am
Cron