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Automate N8n User Invitations From a Google Spreadsheet

Bybangank36 @bangank36 on n8n.io

This workflow retrieves all users from n8n, compares them against entries in a Google Sheets spreadsheet, and automatically creates new users when needed.

Event trigger★★★★☆ complexity11 nodesHTTP RequestGoogle Sheets
Data & Sheets Trigger: Event Nodes: 11 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3233 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Google Sheets → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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{
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "58c6003f-3311-448b-a949-4fbc22b38e2e",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -560,
        80
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "67e4f66c-256f-4e45-b98e-d2872a416ff5",
      "name": "Get all Users",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        80,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{ $json.n8n_url }}",
        "options": {
          "pagination": {
            "pagination": {
              "parameters": {
                "parameters": [
                  {
                    "name": "cursor",
                    "value": "={{ $response.body.nextCursor }}"
                  }
                ]
              },
              "completeExpression": "={{ !$response.body.nextCursor }}",
              "paginationCompleteWhen": "other"
            }
          }
        },
        "sendQuery": true,
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "limit",
              "value": "5"
            }
          ]
        },
        "nodeCredentialType": "n8nApi"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "n8nApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        },
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "2a66ddc7-5fde-4e2b-9ad6-7c68968214ae",
      "name": "Get all rows",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        80,
        -180
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gid=0",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15A3ZWzIBfONL4U_1XGJvtsS8HtMQ69qrpxd5C5L6Akg/edit#gid=0",
          "cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
        },
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "15A3ZWzIBfONL4U_1XGJvtsS8HtMQ69qrpxd5C5L6Akg",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15A3ZWzIBfONL4U_1XGJvtsS8HtMQ69qrpxd5C5L6Akg/edit?usp=drivesdk",
          "cachedResultName": "n8n-submission"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.5
    },
    {
      "id": "f220c6db-eafb-4bb5-9cbe-43edcf563a67",
      "name": "Get non-users",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
      "position": [
        620,
        -100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "mode": "combine",
        "options": {},
        "advanced": true,
        "joinMode": "keepNonMatches",
        "mergeByFields": {
          "values": [
            {
              "field1": "Email Address",
              "field2": "email"
            }
          ]
        },
        "outputDataFrom": "input1"
      },
      "typeVersion": 3
    },
    {
      "id": "906e8dde-4c58-4e93-9e07-3064a5dd60dd",
      "name": "Invite Users",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        1100,
        -100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{ $('Edit Fields').item.json.n8n_url }}",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "jsonBody": "={{ [$json] }}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "nodeCredentialType": "n8nApi"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "n8nApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        },
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "195d0c33-611a-4a16-b62c-8ba1f4f31e19",
      "name": "Schedule Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        -560,
        -160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {}
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "dd453b5b-f238-43b1-8c44-2c3ed3a3d7ba",
      "name": "Edit Fields",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        -220,
        -20
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "c3a7a1ee-d1a2-4a29-b4b3-dcadf0fc16e2",
              "name": "n8n_url",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "https://{n8n-url}/api/v1/users"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "07e678c7-7c98-4f09-89d8-5e4d7d442a8f",
      "name": "Sticky Note3",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -280,
        -160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 230,
        "height": 300,
        "content": "## Edit this node \ud83d\udc47\nChange n8n_url to your instance URL\nhttps://docs.n8n.io/api/authentication/#call-the-api-using-your-key"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "2bfb10b6-220b-4c73-a15f-190412f2dda2",
      "name": "Create users list",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        880,
        -100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "36282722-07ec-47b1-ab08-c649b7901ed7",
              "name": "email",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json['Email Address'] }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "9b073e1d-8c16-45b1-b333-97dfe635eb73",
              "name": "role",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "global:member"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "221ca946-e305-4283-bca1-4289b8a7db28",
      "name": "Sticky Note1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -1000,
        -300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 371.1995072042308,
        "height": 600.88409546716,
        "content": "## Invite users to n8n from Google sheets\nThis workflow will get all Users from n8n and compare against the rows from Google sheets and create new users\n\nInvitation emails will be sent once the new users created\n\nYou can run the workflow on demand or by schedule\n\n## Spreadsheet template\n\nThe sheet columns are inspire from Squarespace newsletter block connection, but you can change the node to adapt new columns format\n\nClone the [sample sheet here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wi2Ucb4b35e0-fuf-96sMnyzTft0ADz3MwdE_cG_WnQ/edit?usp=sharing)\n- Submitted On\t\n- Email Address\t\n- Name"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "c956e102-7fe3-4ee4-90e0-32cb11556c2c",
      "name": "Combine all paginated results",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        320,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "let results = [];\nfor (let i = 0; i < $input.all().length; i++) {\n  results = results.concat($input.all()[i].json.data);\n}\n\nreturn results;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Edit Fields": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get all rows",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Get all Users",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get all rows": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get non-users",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get all Users": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Combine all paginated results",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get non-users": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Create users list",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Schedule Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Edit Fields",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Create users list": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Invite Users",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Combine all paginated results": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get non-users",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 1
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Edit Fields",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

This workflow retrieves all users from n8n, compares them against entries in a Google Sheets spreadsheet, and automatically creates new users when needed.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/3233/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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