Matt Chong | n8n Creator This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #7585 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Gmail recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "AI-Renamed Gmail Attachments to Drive",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
0,
0
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "hours"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"name": "AI Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
1120,
124
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=You are an expert content analyser and file naming assistant...\ntext: {{ $json.text }}\ndate: {{ $json.info.CreationDate }}",
"options": {},
"promptType": "define"
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
1192,
348
],
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4o-mini",
"cachedResultName": "gpt-4o-mini"
},
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"name": "Upload file",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
1696,
0
],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $json.output }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": ""
},
"inputDataFieldName": "attachment_1"
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"name": "Mark message as read",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
1920,
0
],
"parameters": {
"messageId": "={{ $('Set Required Fields').item.json.id }}",
"operation": "markAsRead"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"name": "Merge Data for Upload",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
1472,
0
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {},
"combineBy": "combineByPosition"
},
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"name": "Get Unread Messages with Attachments",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
224,
0
],
"parameters": {
"filters": {
"readStatus": "unread"
},
"operation": "getAll"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"name": "Set Required Fields",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
448,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"name": "id",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
},
{
"name": "threadId",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.threadId }}"
},
{
"name": "from.value[0].name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.from.value[0].name }}"
},
{
"name": "date",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.date }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"name": "Download Attachments",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
672,
0
],
"parameters": {
"simple": false,
"options": {
"downloadAttachments": true
},
"messageId": "={{ $json.id }}",
"operation": "get"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"name": "Extract from Attachments",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
"position": [
896,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "pdf",
"binaryPropertyName": "attachment_0"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "81cda4d6-8828-4b64-8afe-88b302168717",
"connections": {
"AI Agent": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge Data for Upload",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Upload file": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Mark message as read",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Unread Messages with Attachments",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Required Fields": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Attachments",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download Attachments": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract from Attachments",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge Data for Upload": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract from Attachments": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Merge Data for Upload",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Unread Messages with Attachments": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Required Fields",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow is perfect for anyone who regularly receives important email attachments like reports, invoices, or PDFs and wants them: Renamed using clean AI generated filenames Automatically saved to a specific Google Drive folder Neatly organized without manual work
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/7585/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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