Avkash Kakdiya This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #8703 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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{
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": false
},
"name": "FTP to Cloud Sync",
"nodes": [
{
"id": "262d1e91-d950-41a4-8a27-afeb44c9744d",
"name": "\u23ef\ufe0f Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
-144,
64
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "44decf50-8cb4-4eba-bd60-67f963e1d939",
"name": "\ud83d\udcc2 List Files from FTP",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.ftp",
"position": [
80,
64
],
"parameters": {
"path": "/path/to/your/files",
"operation": "list"
},
"credentials": {
"ftp": "<your credential>"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "821ff817-5e79-4d81-8fc5-980c76517d87",
"name": "\ud83d\udd00 Batch Files",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
304,
64
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "7535c279-523e-4d07-bc8d-de3424456236",
"name": "\u2b07\ufe0f Download File from FTP",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.ftp",
"position": [
528,
-16
],
"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $json.name }}",
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"ftp": "<your credential>"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b6f0df47-0de0-4636-8939-1fbe748da310",
"name": "\u2601\ufe0f Upload to Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
752,
64
],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $json.name }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "root",
"cachedResultName": "/ (Root folder)"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "a62179dc-9d84-42b9-953b-0d584763b1bc",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-208,
-272
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 448,
"height": 544,
"content": "## 1. Trigger & File Listing\n\n*The workflow starts automatically using a Schedule trigger.\n\nIt connects to the FTP server and retrieves a list of files from the given remote folder path.*"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1cdca185-0cc4-4a2d-97cd-7a467d4df82b",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
256,
-272
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 208,
"height": 544,
"content": "## 2. Batch Processing Setup\n\n*Files are split into manageable batches so each file is handled one at a time.\n\nThis avoids overloading the system and ensures smooth sequential processing.*"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "333bf0b6-aeb7-422a-83ae-e2fa5d448814",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
480,
-272
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"height": 544,
"content": "## 3. File Handling\n\n*Each batch item (file) is downloaded from the FTP server.\n\nThe downloaded file is prepared for the next step (upload).*"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "58997636-96c2-4f25-9795-3f8fbc83d293",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
736,
-272
],
"parameters": {
"width": 192,
"height": 544,
"content": "## 4. Cloud Upload\n\n*Files are uploaded to Google Drive.\n\nThe filename from FTP is retained during upload for consistency.*"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"connections": {
"\ud83d\udd00 Batch Files": {
"main": [
[],
[
{
"node": "\u2b07\ufe0f Download File from FTP",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"\u23ef\ufe0f Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "\ud83d\udcc2 List Files from FTP",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"\ud83d\udcc2 List Files from FTP": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "\ud83d\udd00 Batch Files",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"\u2601\ufe0f Upload to Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "\ud83d\udd00 Batch Files",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"\u2b07\ufe0f Download File from FTP": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "\u2601\ufe0f Upload to Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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ftpgoogleDriveOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
This workflow automates the transfer of files from an FTP server to Google Drive. It runs on a schedule, lists files in a defined FTP directory, and processes them in batches. Each file is downloaded sequentially from the FTP server and uploaded to Google Drive. The workflow…
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