Nskha This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #2042 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "2165cd37-10ff-46bd-88a5-c8377bf4bef7",
"name": "Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
1280,
1100
],
"parameters": {
"limit": 100,
"options": {
"spaces": [
"*"
],
"corpora": "allDrives"
},
"operation": "list",
"queryString": "='{{ $json[\"Folder ID\"] }}' in parents",
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"useQueryString": true
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "5061db5e-2137-4c50-8902-a24cd53a6bdf",
"name": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
1480,
1160
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"batchSize": 50
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "62a16fb8-9bfc-46db-a556-23fac7f403f5",
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
1720,
1020
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {},
"combinationMode": "multiplex"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "bd410148-e745-43a2-960b-128bbb49828f",
"name": "Set Folder ID",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"notes": "Enter desired Folder",
"position": [
1120,
1100
],
"parameters": {
"fields": {
"values": [
{
"name": "Folder ID",
"stringValue": "Enter Your Folder ID here"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "16def9df-5c8b-4359-a879-11e66f191f92",
"name": "Manual Execute Workflow",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"notes": "Optional",
"position": [
940,
1100
],
"parameters": {},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e7d54620-e5e6-470e-add5-ccefdfb2a979",
"name": "Generate Download Links",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1480,
980
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// This function will create an array of file links from the given Google Drive folder\nreturn items.map(file => {\n return { json: { 'link': `https://drive.google.com/u/3/uc?id=${file.json.id}&export=download&confirm=t&authuser=0`, 'name': file.json.name } };\n});"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "04e71edf-c40f-4c80-961c-f511e145232c",
"name": "Change Status",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"notes": "Make Files Public to anyone with a link",
"position": [
1660,
1180
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
},
"options": {
"supportsAllDrives": true
},
"operation": "share",
"permissionsUi": {
"permissionsValues": {
"role": "reader",
"type": "anyone"
}
},
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "4452cd81-e94a-465e-987b-5acf46e25428",
"name": "Replace Me",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
1880,
1020
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "dab69e10-d9af-4ece-a6c6-cb35468e3bf0",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
880,
820
],
"parameters": {
"width": 1235.0111197082438,
"height": 545.6382804772701,
"content": "## Example Output:\n```JSON\n{\n\"link\": \"https://drive.google.com/u/3/uc?id=1hojqPfXchNTY8YRTNkxSo-8txK9re-V4&export=download&confirm=t&authuser=0\",\n\"name\": \"firefox_rNjA0ybKu7.png\",\n\"kind\": \"drive#permission\",\n\"id\": \"anyoneWithLink\",\n\"type\": \"anyone\",\n\"role\": \"reader\",\n\"allowFileDiscovery\": false\n}\n```\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n### You can store the output data with any data store node you want\n### for example save them into Excel Sheet or Airtable etc..."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Replace Me",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Generate Download Links",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Change Status": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Folder ID": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
],
[
{
"node": "Change Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Download Links": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Manual Execute Workflow": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Folder ID",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDriveOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
This N8N workflow automates the process of sharing files from Google Drive. It includes OAuth2 authentication, batch processing, public link generation, and access status modification for efficient file handling. Suitable for users seeking to streamline their Google Drive file…
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