This workflow follows the Documentdefaultdataloader → OpenAI Embeddings recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "AI Workflow Knowledge Ingestion Pipeline",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"mode": "insert",
"pineconeIndex": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "your-pinecone-index",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "your-pinecone-index"
},
"embeddingBatchSize": 1000,
"options": {
"pineconeNamespace": "workflows"
}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStorePinecone",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
576,
48
],
"id": "f9c82990-92c6-4448-8e72-b60cd9b57e32",
"name": "Pinecone Vector Store1",
"credentials": {
"pineconeApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi",
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"position": [
592,
256
],
"id": "284fb504-ae31-464b-8d10-41d9fbc4c3ab",
"name": "Embeddings OpenAI1",
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentDefaultDataLoader",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
800,
240
],
"id": "2a4c8ca2-a78a-423b-ac27-aabea053ca4b",
"name": "Default Data Loader"
},
{
"parameters": {
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
},
{}
]
},
"triggerOn": "specificFolder",
"folderToWatch": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "your-google-drive-folder-id"
},
"event": "fileCreated",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
432,
48
],
"id": "88a984c2-5b2b-4724-be34-6b8a2b53aa26",
"name": "Google Drive Trigger",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Trigger watches for new workflow/template uploads"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
112,
32
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "8c92299f-f503-47ea-a339-749cbf1247e3",
"name": "Sticky Note"
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Documents are converted into embeddings"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
512,
400
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "373c3df0-e982-4760-87ba-461ce7d0d520",
"name": "Sticky Note1"
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Embeddings stored in Pinecone for RAG retrieval"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
576,
-128
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "0a6079b2-29e0-4cf7-995f-840f595e75fd",
"name": "Sticky Note2"
}
],
"connections": {
"Embeddings OpenAI1": {
"ai_embedding": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store1",
"type": "ai_embedding",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Default Data Loader": {
"ai_document": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store1",
"type": "ai_document",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Google Drive Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"binaryMode": "separate"
},
"tags": []
}
Credentials you'll need
Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.
googleDriveOAuth2ApiopenAiApipineconeApi
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About this workflow
AI Workflow Knowledge Ingestion Pipeline. Uses vectorStorePinecone, embeddingsOpenAi, documentDefaultDataLoader, googleDriveTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 7 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/borisvillanueva/AI-Workflow-Generator-for-n8n/blob/main/workflows/workflow-knowledge-ingestion.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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