Yaron Been This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4620 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Google Drive → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "nkYXWToCsTu0oQCu",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "drive_fb_ads",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "39f9d135-0594-483d-bb62-c3e7bd355ba6",
"name": "Manual Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
0,
0
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "4439237c-49fb-4864-ba9e-09341136f326",
"name": "List Drive Videos",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
200,
0
],
"parameters": {
"name": "video1.pdf",
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "1214fa7b-8768-46c8-bd44-e35e58ae7bc4",
"name": "Download Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
400,
0
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": ""
},
"options": {},
"operation": "download"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "5a08b369-b001-4c7d-a839-1f035c04fed2",
"name": "Upload Video to FB",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
600,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://graph-video.facebook.com/v19.0/{{ $json.ad_account_id }}/advideos",
"options": {},
"authentication": "headerAuth"
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "b00251d7-db53-44d0-8c9b-6c461208e51a",
"name": "Create Ad Creative",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
800,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/{{ $json.ad_account_id }}/adcreatives",
"options": {},
"authentication": "headerAuth"
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "5fbd0846-cda3-49fa-8b0b-f5fda2198ce2",
"name": "Extract Video ID",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
720,
180
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "return items.map(item => ({ json: {\n video_id: item.json.id,\n ad_account_id: 'act_YOUR_AD_ACCOUNT_ID',\n page_id: 'YOUR_PAGE_ID'\n} }));"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "376af680-b958-4f28-bb46-e278974badad",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-160,
-200
],
"parameters": {
"width": 460,
"height": 120,
"content": "Automatically fetches all MP4 videos from a Google Drive folder, downloads each video, uploads it to Facebook as an ad video, and creates an ad creative using the uploaded video."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "939f6448-9c5a-4be6-9138-eacd7588668b",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-40,
160
],
"parameters": {
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "Starts the workflow manually"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d272eedd-0871-43a7-baa6-c5f3249d0f8b",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
180,
160
],
"parameters": {
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "Fetches video files (MP4) from Google Drive"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f89e6cf7-f352-4463-a59f-cb690e571ee4",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
380,
160
],
"parameters": {
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "Downloads the selected video"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e71a87a8-816f-4ec3-95f1-84dc7e53a1c2",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
560,
160
],
"parameters": {
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "Uploads video to Facebook Ad Account"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b5c42829-5e8c-4693-aa4d-005eac224ca0",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
740,
380
],
"parameters": {
"width": 210,
"height": 80,
"content": "Prepares ID and Ad Account/Page info"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3125893f-bf28-4472-96ce-dcab1726a0b2",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
840,
160
],
"parameters": {
"width": 170,
"height": 80,
"content": "Creates the ad creative using uploaded video"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "c70b52c1-6804-4fbc-b924-7ed1c2a4126d",
"connections": {
"Download Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload Video to FB",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Manual Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "List Drive Videos",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Video ID": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Ad Creative",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"List Drive Videos": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Upload Video to FB": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Video ID",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDriveOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
This cutting-edge n8n automation is a powerful digital marketing tool designed to streamline the process of transforming Google Drive videos into Facebook advertising assets. By intelligently connecting cloud storage, video upload, and ad creation platforms, this workflow:…
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