Mohan Gopal This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #5085 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Documentdefaultdataloader → OpenAI Embeddings recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "9wzQXONqaSbZWXqh",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Tour Package Recomendation Database - Process Tour PDF",
"tags": [
{
"id": "oKGIn6U0wpeHShTN",
"name": "working flow",
"createdAt": "2025-06-02T06:27:44.762Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-06-02T06:27:44.762Z"
}
],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "ff4ada8f-0e63-4035-afb2-9f459cd7f158",
"name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
-920,
1060
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b17ec584-be56-49c2-ad9d-a85bc98285c2",
"name": "PDF Tour Package Folder",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
-680,
1060
],
"parameters": {
"filter": {
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1ANNp1YrfmcNhYm2ZqUGtxxLrvPenBlhh",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ANNp1YrfmcNhYm2ZqUGtxxLrvPenBlhh",
"cachedResultName": "TestPackages"
}
},
"options": {},
"resource": "fileFolder",
"returnAll": true
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "5c4e9e98-4f1f-4024-ab88-6183f4583c00",
"name": "Download Package Files",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
-440,
1060
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
},
"options": {},
"operation": "download"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "ad967561-1968-4bdb-9c36-17200f291593",
"name": "Loop Over each PDF file",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
-180,
1060
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "6408c50e-99fe-46f1-995b-0d9b99e42ca1",
"name": "Pinecone Vector Store - Store Vector Data",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStorePinecone",
"position": [
160,
1100
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "insert",
"options": {},
"pineconeIndex": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "package1536",
"cachedResultName": "package1536"
}
},
"credentials": {
"pineconeApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "687269c8-74ca-44fb-8f37-a860ae82f162",
"name": "Embeddings OpenAI",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi",
"position": [
60,
1360
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "068cde17-e656-440d-abb8-2e498cee82b1",
"name": "Data Loader",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentDefaultDataLoader",
"position": [
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1360
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"dataType": "binary"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "adaeaaf3-1bfc-4b27-878b-5d5ddb1fc9a5",
"name": "Recursive Character Text Splitter",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textSplitterRecursiveCharacterTextSplitter",
"position": [
300,
1540
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"chunkOverlap": 50
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "4184166f-f2ea-448e-9876-a432fd85a8c3",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-740,
920
],
"parameters": {
"width": 460,
"height": 320,
"content": "## Extract PDF file from Google Drive\n**Connect & Download PDF file**"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "cfcef192-f80d-43dc-beac-0b7bfab7d9ba",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-260,
920
],
"parameters": {
"width": 360,
"height": 320,
"content": "## Loop over each PDF file\n**Extract each tour package content from the pdf file and vectorise the data in the pinecone database. "
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "f3d6347b-1f02-4869-8cc0-b4f45029d1f0",
"connections": {
"Data Loader": {
"ai_document": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store - Store Vector Data",
"type": "ai_document",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Embeddings OpenAI": {
"ai_embedding": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store - Store Vector Data",
"type": "ai_embedding",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download Package Files": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over each PDF file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over each PDF file": {
"main": [
[],
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store - Store Vector Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"PDF Tour Package Folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Package Files",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Recursive Character Text Splitter": {
"ai_textSplitter": [
[
{
"node": "Data Loader",
"type": "ai_textSplitter",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "PDF Tour Package Folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Pinecone Vector Store - Store Vector Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over each PDF file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDriveOAuth2ApiopenAiApipineconeApi
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About this workflow
Process Tour PDF from Google Drive to Pinecone Vector DB with OpenAI Embeddings
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