Eco Gdrive Uploads V1

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "eco-gdrive-uploads-v1",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "triggerOn": "folder",
        "path": "/data/eco-2026/",
        "events": [
          "add",
          "change",
          "addDir"
        ],
        "options": {
          "ignoreInitial": true
        }
      },
      "id": "8c7eee77-1856-482f-b4c3-45bd8c3736a3",
      "name": "Watch Eco Folder",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.localFileTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        0,
        -160
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "fileSelector": "{{ $('JS_Rename_File').item.json.newPath }}"
      },
      "id": "360cd30e-30af-459b-835c-a7ff8c3b315c",
      "name": "Read File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFiles",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        672,
        -160
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "inputDataFieldName": "=data ",
        "name": "={{ $('JS_Rename_File').item.json.fileName }}",
        "driveId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "My Drive",
          "mode": "list",
          "cachedResultName": "My Drive",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive"
        },
        "folderId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "1esF4Va0j6c4TInLFSwPrZKbdtLWovrXx",
          "mode": "list",
          "cachedResultName": "ECO-HelixNet-Backups",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1esF4Va0j6c4TInLFSwPrZKbdtLWovrXx"
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
        896,
        -160
      ],
      "id": "bc0d6432-53de-4379-a974-b0dd3166e376",
      "name": "Upload file",
      "credentials": {
        "googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "command": "= mv \"{{ $json.originalPath }}\" \"{{ $json.newPath }}\""
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        448,
        -160
      ],
      "id": "fba307ac-64a6-4b7d-a7ee-9be8fa4354c3",
      "name": "Execute Command"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Get the file path from trigger\n  const filePath = $input.item.json.path;\n\n  // Extract filename and extension using string methods\n  const lastSlash = filePath.lastIndexOf('/');\n  const fileName = filePath.substring(lastSlash + 1);\n  const dirName = filePath.substring(0, lastSlash);\n  const lastDot = fileName.lastIndexOf('.');\n  const ext = fileName.substring(lastDot).toLowerCase();\n\n  // Get current timestamp\n  const now = new Date();\n  const year = now.getFullYear();\n  const month = String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');\n  const day = String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');\n  const hours = String(now.getHours()).padStart(2, '0');\n  const mins = String(now.getMinutes()).padStart(2, '0');\n  const secs = String(now.getSeconds()).padStart(2, '0');\n  const timestamp = `${year}${month}${day}_${hours}${mins}${secs}`;\n\n  // Determine type based on extension\n  let fileType = 'photo';\n  if (['.mp4', '.mov', '.avi', '.webm'].includes(ext)) fileType = 'video';\n  if (['.ogg', '.mp3', '.wav', '.m4a'].includes(ext)) fileType = 'audio';\n\n  // New filename\n  const newFileName = `${timestamp}_Sicily_${fileType}${ext}`;\n  const newPath = `${dirName}/${newFileName}`;\n\n  return {\n    originalPath: filePath,\n    newPath: newPath,\n    fileName: newFileName,\n    fileType: fileType,\n    dirName: dirName,\n    timestamp: now.toISOString()\n  };"
      },
      "id": "30b67e55-2bb0-4664-9e5f-cc904e3332dc",
      "name": "JS_Rename_File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        224,
        -160
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Watch Eco Folder": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS_Rename_File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Read File": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Upload file",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Execute Command": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "JS_Rename_File": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Execute Command",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "6cf25004-6516-4a9d-b8a4-b74035b0efaf",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "id": "NfgrcyhMbvLentd5",
  "tags": []
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• googleDriveOAuth2Api

About this workflow

eco-gdrive-uploads-v1. Uses localFileTrigger, readBinaryFiles, googleDrive, executeCommand. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/akenel/helixnet/blob/a69ce61abf7f26325293d03d88ec0f90a2b3f0f3/n8n-workflows/eco-wf-v2.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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