This workflow follows the Documentdefaultdataloader → OpenAI Embeddings recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Data_Ingestion_External_Pdfworkaround_V3",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"daysInterval": 30
}
]
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
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32
],
"id": "249138cf-ac9e-4b2c-8523-a0dadafcbc36",
"name": "Schedule Trigger"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "fileFolder",
"filter": {
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "10PsfmaWPgH7hzv4fswYg7cJXSRMriLQ9",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "Novacart_n8n_External",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10PsfmaWPgH7hzv4fswYg7cJXSRMriLQ9"
}
},
"options": {
"fields": [
"*"
]
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
-688,
32
],
"id": "c91616dc-0214-446c-b995-1b95652f1dd7",
"name": "Search files and folders",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "download",
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "={{ $json.id }}",
"mode": "id"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
-480,
32
],
"id": "31463865-5eef-4a0d-92f7-2cd3d1ac7534",
"name": "Download file",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 3
},
"conditions": [
{
"leftValue": "={{ $binary.data.mimeType }}",
"rightValue": "application/pdf",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"id": "8db114da-7847-42ef-90bf-172c22720449"
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "PDF"
},
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 3
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "f88f4a4e-9877-48d8-ad87-c6c7aed6f11d",
"leftValue": "={{ $binary.data.mimeType }}",
"rightValue": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals",
"name": "filter.operator.equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "DOCX"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
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],
"id": "dfee5701-da5c-437b-99ea-5212214c5e3a",
"name": "Switch"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "pdf",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
0,
0
],
"id": "785ae59d-8425-4734-9091-faca40d7fd17",
"name": "Extract from File"
},
{
"parameters": {
"mode": "insert",
"pineconeIndex": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "nova-cart-n8n",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "nova-cart-n8n"
},
"options": {
"pineconeNamespace": "ext-market-reports"
}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStorePinecone",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
704,
16
],
"id": "b1f0478a-ffff-48cd-bb02-3c227b71ba59",
"name": "Pinecone Vector Store",
"credentials": {
"pineconeApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "text-embedding-3-large",
"options": {
"dimensions": 1024
}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi",
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"position": [
384,
256
],
"id": "774bb771-1bc8-4fd1-b01e-cd0ceaa49f30",
"name": "Embeddings OpenAI",
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"textSplittingMode": "custom",
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentDefaultDataLoader",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
848,
224
],
"id": "0739c0e9-0a2a-4dab-9a80-b27d5a8c2897",
"name": "Default Data Loader"
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textSplitterRecursiveCharacterTextSplitter",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
944,
432
],
"id": "4818092e-b958-44a4-b353-99fb0be643a4",
"name": "Recursive Character Text Splitter"
},
{
"parameters": {
"mode": "insert",
"pineconeIndex": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "nova-cart-n8n",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "nova-cart-n8n"
},
"options": {
"pineconeNamespace": "ext-market-reports"
}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStorePinecone",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
-64,
256
],
"id": "18c1d9f4-ac3d-4cb1-8a7b-82fbffbf7cc4",
"name": "Pinecone Vector Store1",
"credentials": {
"pineconeApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "text-embedding-3-large",
"options": {
"dimensions": 1024
}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi",
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"position": [
-384,
512
],
"id": "8c39c49d-f548-4b50-8611-e889115ed80b",
"name": "Embeddings OpenAI1",
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"dataType": "binary",
"textSplittingMode": "custom",
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentDefaultDataLoader",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
64,
464
],
"id": "d0150a20-3978-43d2-865f-ec54a1c2d16c",
"name": "Default Data Loader1"
},
{
"parameters": {
"chunkSize": 500,
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textSplitterRecursiveCharacterTextSplitter",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
144,
672
],
"id": "9c4e5bb0-1be3-4b9d-b0c4-300af12f4493",
"name": "Recursive Character Text Splitter1"
}
],
"connections": {
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Search files and folders",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Search files and folders": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download file": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Switch": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract from File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract from File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Embeddings OpenAI": {
"ai_embedding": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store",
"type": "ai_embedding",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Default Data Loader": {
"ai_document": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store",
"type": "ai_document",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Recursive Character Text Splitter": {
"ai_textSplitter": [
[
{
"node": "Default Data Loader",
"type": "ai_textSplitter",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Embeddings OpenAI1": {
"ai_embedding": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store1",
"type": "ai_embedding",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Default Data Loader1": {
"ai_document": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store1",
"type": "ai_document",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Recursive Character Text Splitter1": {
"ai_textSplitter": [
[
{
"node": "Default Data Loader1",
"type": "ai_textSplitter",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"binaryMode": "separate"
},
"versionId": "7552f543-3855-4e89-9c9a-ca40b57ba43b",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "0YNu0PmTSSNm4GhE",
"tags": []
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDriveOAuth2ApiopenAiApipineconeApi
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About this workflow
Data_Ingestion_External_Pdfworkaround_V3. Uses googleDrive, vectorStorePinecone, embeddingsOpenAi, documentDefaultDataLoader. Scheduled trigger; 13 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/praveenjatta/novaCart-n8n-finance-agent/blob/main/Data_Ingestion_External_Pdfworkaround_V3.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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