Sk developer This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #8048 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Form Trigger → Google Drive recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"nodes": [
{
"id": "ca1112b6-2db9-4182-b3a4-011eac63ab34",
"name": "On form submission",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
"position": [
-900,
640
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"formTitle": "Slideshare Downloader",
"formFields": {
"values": [
{
"fieldLabel": "URL",
"requiredField": true
}
]
},
"formDescription": "Slideshare Downloader"
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
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{
"id": "e8db4cdb-3b2b-4919-b880-6e8ae74dae35",
"name": "If",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
-380,
660
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
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"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "bcc58e3d-9609-4ec3-adb9-bc6098205818",
"operator": {
"type": "number",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.status }}",
"rightValue": 200
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "862e0e4a-b985-4ea6-a0a5-38867127354c",
"name": "Wait",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
-40,
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],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "00c8a3f1-75d9-4cee-b9d3-4e165900493b",
"name": "Google Drive Set Permission",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
440,
360
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
},
"options": {},
"resource": "file",
"operation": "share",
"permissionsUi": {},
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "8aaa5749-e46c-4c45-be76-dd9ccb60b2ab",
"name": "Upload To Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
140,
360
],
"parameters": {
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "root",
"cachedResultName": "/ (Root folder)"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "1d0c1eb4-abc0-48ff-99a9-4b561bd0e732",
"name": "Google Sheets Append Row",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
440,
900
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "append",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": ""
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": ""
},
"authentication": "serviceAccount"
},
"credentials": {
"googleApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.6
},
{
"id": "cb7d10f9-a481-41d3-bbbb-fd0776479681",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"height": 500,
"content": "## \ud83d\udfe2 **1. On form submission**\n- **Purpose:** Acts as the trigger for the workflow. \n- **Functionality:** Displays a form with a single field (`URL`) where users can enter the slideshare link. \n- **Output:** Passes the entered URL to the next node for processing."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "bdc9b56b-d0a4-417b-b62f-a85eb0513667",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-720,
360
],
"parameters": {
"height": 500,
"content": "## \ud83c\udf10 **2. SlideShare Downloader**\n- **Purpose:** Fetch downloadable slideshare link. \n- **Functionality:** Sends a `POST` request to **RapidAPI Slideshare Downloader Pro API**, passing the URL from the form. \n- **Output:** Receives a JSON response containing downloadable pdf link.\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2d70f2ec-5afb-44e0-bc9a-2363e220c488",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-440,
360
],
"parameters": {
"height": 500,
"content": "## \ud83d\udd0d **3. If**\n- **Purpose:** Check for API errors. \n- **Functionality:** Evaluates if the response contains an `status` field. \n- **Output:** \n - \u2705 **True Path:** Proceeds to download the pdf. \n - \u274c **False Path:** Goes to error handling (Wait + Sheets logging).\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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{
"id": "134e5d6d-3985-4ec7-af1a-3b853957d671",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-180,
120
],
"parameters": {
"height": 440,
"content": "## \u2b07\ufe0f **4. Download pdf**\n- **Purpose:** Download the pdffile. \n- **Functionality:** Uses the media URL from the previous API response to download the pdf file. \n- **Output:** Stores the raw pdf binary for upload.\n\n-"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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{
"id": "6f609d65-ca98-4a09-8cb3-67fc15489faa",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
80,
120
],
"parameters": {
"height": 400,
"content": "## \u2601\ufe0f **5. Upload To Google Drive**\n- **Purpose:** Store pdfin Google Drive. \n- **Functionality:** Uploads the downloaded pdf into the specified Drive folder. \n- **Output:** Returns a file ID for the uploaded file.\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e55bf6b2-69ff-4454-a27c-6e758dd16835",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
360,
120
],
"parameters": {
"height": 380,
"content": "## \ud83d\udd11 **6. Google Drive Set Permission**\n- **Purpose:** Make the file publicly accessible. \n- **Functionality:** Sets file permissions to `Anyone with the link can view`. \n- **Output:** Provides a sharable `webViewLink`.\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "31788160-dcd4-436e-95a9-5c1de255e329",
"name": "Sticky Note8",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-120,
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],
"parameters": {
"height": 360,
"content": "## \u23f1\ufe0f **8. Wait**\n- **Purpose:** Delay before logging failures. \n- **Functionality:** Pauses workflow execution to avoid instant sheet logging when API errors occur. \n- **Output:** Prevents rapid consecutive writes to Google Sheets."
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"id": "209f58a8-b1c1-443c-9d55-d878c0749645",
"name": "Sticky Note9",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
360,
540
],
"parameters": {
"height": 480,
"content": "## \ud83d\udcd1 **9. Google Sheets Append Row**\n- **Purpose:** Log failed conversions. \n- **Functionality:** Appends a row with:\n - `URL` \u2192 Original Slideshare link \n - `Drive_URL` \u2192 `N/A` (indicating download failure) \n- **Output:** Tracks failed attempts separately.\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b5fd3005-1840-4e4e-b167-1d32da24b5e2",
"name": "Slideshare downloader",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"url": "https://slideshare-downloader-pro.p.rapidapi.com/slideshare.php",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"sendHeaders": true,
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "url",
"value": "={{ $json.URL }}"
}
]
},
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "x-rapidapi-host",
"value": "slideshare-downloader-pro.p.rapidapi.com"
},
{
"name": "x-rapidapi-key",
"value": "your key"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
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{
"id": "3b57d69b-ddd1-4874-a1ce-3b2b1f681910",
"name": "Download Pdf",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
-120,
380
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "0ad5e3c5-7398-4f6e-b599-b5f8ee3ce1b3",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"width": 960,
"height": 960,
"content": "# Slideshare Downloader Automation\n\n## Description:\nThis workflow automates the process of downloading Slideshare presentations and uploading them to Google Drive. \n\n### Steps:\n1. **On Form Submission**: \n - Displays a form where users enter the Slideshare URL.\n \n2. **Slideshare Downloader**:\n - Fetches the download link for the Slideshare presentation using the RapidAPI Slideshare Downloader Pro API.\n \n3. **If**:\n - Checks if the API response is successful (status 200).\n - **True Path**: Continues to download the PDF.\n - **False Path**: Waits before logging the error and adds the details to Google Sheets.\n \n4. **Download PDF**:\n - Downloads the PDF file using the media URL provided by the Slideshare API response.\n \n5. **Upload to Google Drive**:\n - Uploads the downloaded PDF file to Google Drive in the specified folder.\n \n6. **Google Drive Set Permission**:\n - Sets the file's sharing permissions to \"Anyone with the link can view\", making it publicly accessible.\n\n7. **Wait**:\n - Pauses the workflow for a specified duration to avoid rapid consecutive writes in case of errors.\n \n8. **Google Sheets Append Row**:\n - Logs failed conversion attempts in Google Sheets, including the original URL and an \"N/A\" for the failed file.\n\n---\n\n### Features:\n- **Error Handling**: If the API request fails, the error is logged and managed through a delay to prevent multiple rapid entries in the logs.\n- **Google Drive Integration**: Ensures the downloaded presentations are safely stored and easily accessible.\n- **Google Sheets Logging**: Tracks failed attempts for later review.\n"
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"typeVersion": 1
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],
"connections": {
"If": {
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{
"node": "Download Pdf",
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"index": 0
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"node": "Wait",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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"Wait": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Google Sheets Append Row",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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},
"Download Pdf": {
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"node": "Upload To Google Drive",
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}
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"node": "Slideshare downloader",
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"Slideshare downloader": {
"main": [
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"node": "If",
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"Upload To Google Drive": {
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}
}
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📝 On Form Submission → Displays a form for users to input the Slideshare URL. 🌐 Slideshare Downloader → Sends the submitted URL to the Slideshare Downloader Pro API to fetch a downloadable PDF link. ✅ If (API Success?) → Checks if the API response returns a status (success). ⬇️…
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