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Read Spreadsheet from File to Postgres

Original n8n title: Creepy Crawler

Creepy Crawler. Uses readBinaryFile, spreadsheetFile, postgres. Manual trigger; 3 nodes.

Manual trigger★☆☆☆☆ complexity3 nodesRead Binary FileSpreadsheet FilePostgres
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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "filePath": "spreadsheet.xls"
      },
      "name": "Read Binary File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
      "position": [
        380,
        240
      ],
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "id": "839d57c3-e81c-48e2-80e5-fe0d36708086"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "options": {}
      },
      "name": "Spreadsheet File1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spreadsheetFile",
      "position": [
        530,
        240
      ],
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "id": "aebbf5da-aa83-4965-8a91-6c481893f36c"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "table": "product",
        "columns": "name,ean",
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "name": "Insert Rows1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgres",
      "position": [
        680,
        240
      ],
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "id": "8bbba54a-d7b3-4cd4-b51c-ff7c09c23660",
      "credentials": {}
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Read Binary File": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Spreadsheet File1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Spreadsheet File1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Insert Rows1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}
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About this workflow

Creepy Crawler. Uses readBinaryFile, spreadsheetFile, postgres. Manual trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/ruskibeats/creepy-crawler/blob/abf40f94f5cdd6080b2d60676ebe5b1517fb802c/workflows/workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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