Files & Documents

Extract Google Drive files and organize them in Google Sheets

16 nodes 127 78 Automatic trigger
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Workflow Description

Automation that retrieves file metadata from Google Drive and automatically organizes it in a Google Sheets spreadsheet, processing files in batches and keeping your sheet updated for easy document management and tracking.

How it works

  1. 1.Receive a manual or API request to initiate the automation
  2. 2.Fetch a list of files from your designated Google Drive folder
  3. 3.Process files in batches to prevent connection timeouts and ensure stability
  4. 4.Extract file details and format them consistently
  5. 5.Insert formatted data directly into your Google Sheets spreadsheet
  6. 6.Update the sheet with the latest file information and timestamps

Use cases

  • Create a comprehensive inventory of all documents stored in Google Drive
  • Track file modification dates and updates automatically
  • Build an organized database that simplifies searching and filtering documents

Requirements

  • Connected Google Drive account with access permissions to retrieve files
  • Connected Google Sheets account with edit permissions on spreadsheets
  • Pre-identified folder or data source in Drive before running the automation

Service Value

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

Apps Used

Google Drive Split In Batches Google Sheets Chat Trigger

Details

Trigger Automatic trigger
Nodes 16
Apps 4
Views 127
Downloads 78

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 (16)

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When clicking 'Test workflow'

Manual Trigger

#1

HTTP Request

HTTP Request

#2

Google Drive

Google Drive

#3

Split Out

Split Out

#4

Convert to File

Convert To File

#5

Loop Over Items

Split In Batches

#6

Edit Fields-file_name

Set

#7

Edit Fields1

Set

#8

Google Sheets

Google Sheets

#9

When chat message received

Chat Trigger

#10

Google Sheets1

Google Sheets

#11

Aggregate

Aggregate

#12

Sticky Note4

Sticky Note

#13

Sticky Note

Sticky Note

#14

Sticky Note1

Sticky Note

#15

Sticky Note2

Sticky Note

#16