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Gmail → Google Drive

Attachments from new Gmail emails are saved to Google Drive, so files stop getting lost in your inbox.

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Steps

  1. When when a new email arrives in gmail — Gmail node
  2. Then save the attachment to google drive — Google Drive node

Fields to fill (3)

The file has every node wired up. These are the blanks only you can fill (your form, your sheet, your words).

NodeWhat to do
Google Drivenote: takes the first attachment (attachment_0); for every attachment, add a Split Out step before this one
Google Drivefill driveId (The drive where to upload the file)
Google Drivefill folderId (The folder where to upload the file)

Accounts to connect (2)

In n8n, pick or add a credential on each node — one of the types below.

Get the n8n file

Download gmail-attachments-to-google-drive.json

  1. Open a new, empty workflow in n8n.
  2. Open the workflow menu (⋯) and choose Import from File — or copy the JSON below and paste it onto the canvas (Ctrl/Cmd+V).
  3. Connect the accounts, fill the fields above, run one test, then turn the workflow on.
Or copy the JSON 
{
  "name": "Attachments from new Gmail emails are saved to Google Drive",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "n1",
      "name": "Gmail Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.4,
      "parameters": {
        "event": "messageReceived",
        "simple": false,
        "options": {
          "downloadAttachments": true
        },
        "filters": {
          "q": "has:attachment"
        }
      },
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ],
      "notes": "step: when a new email arrives in gmail"
    },
    {
      "id": "n2",
      "name": "Google Drive",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "file",
        "operation": "upload",
        "inputDataFieldName": "attachment_0",
        "driveId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": ""
        },
        "folderId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": ""
        }
      },
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ],
      "notes": "step: save the attachment to google drive"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Gmail Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Drive",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "active": false
}