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Extract receipt text from Google Drive and log data

10 nodes 116 75 Automatic trigger
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Workflow Description

Automation monitors a folder in Google Drive, extracts text from receipt images using OCR technology, processes the extracted data, and records it in a Google Sheets spreadsheet for centralized expense and invoice management.

How it works

  1. 1.Monitor Google Drive folder for new receipt images
  2. 2.Extract text content from receipt photos using OCR service
  3. 3.Process and structure the extracted data
  4. 4.Insert organized data into Google Sheets spreadsheet

Use cases

  • Automatically track company expenses and invoices
  • Create organized digital archive with structured receipt data

Requirements

  • Google Drive account with a designated receipts folder
  • Google Sheets spreadsheet configured to receive receipt data

Service Value

Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.

Apps Used

Google Drive Google Sheets

Details

Trigger Automatic trigger
Nodes 10
Apps 2
Views 116
Downloads 75

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (10)

When clicking ‘Test workflow’

Manual Trigger

#1

Sticky Note

Sticky Note

#2

OCR recognize

HTTP Request

#3

Unserialize response JSON

Code

#4

On new file in Google Drive

Google Drive Trigger

#5

Load files from Google Drive folder

Google Drive

#6

Filter processed files

Merge

#7

Download file for OCR

Google Drive

#8

Save OCR result into Sheets

Google Sheets

#9

Get already processed rows from Sheets

Google Sheets

#10