This workflow follows the Google Drive → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"nodes": [
{
"id": "b6cd232e-e82e-457b-9f03-c010b3eba148",
"name": "When clicking 'Test workflow'",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
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"id": "2b734806-e3c0-4552-a491-54ca846ed3ac",
"name": "Extract from File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "binaryToPropery"
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"id": "2c199499-cc4f-405c-8560-765500b7acba",
"name": "Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
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"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "18Ac2xorxirIBm9FNFDDB5aVUSPBCCg1U",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Ac2xorxirIBm9FNFDDB5aVUSPBCCg1U/view?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "Invoice-798FE2FA-0004.pdf"
},
"options": {},
"operation": "download"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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{
"id": "e3031c0c-f059-4f30-9684-10014a277d55",
"name": "Call Gemini 2.0 Flash with PDF Capabilities",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"url": "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash-exp:generateContent",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"contents\": [\n {\n \"parts\": [\n {\n \"inline_data\": {\n \"mime_type\": \"application/pdf\",\n \"data\": \"{{ $json.data }}\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"text\": \"{{ $('Define Prompt').item.json.prompt }}\"\n }\n ]\n }\n ]\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "googlePalmApi"
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"credentials": {
"anthropicApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
},
"googlePalmApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 4.2
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{
"id": "135df716-32a1-47e8-9ed8-30c830b803d6",
"name": "Call Claude 3.5 Sonnet with PDF Capabilities",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"model\": \"claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022\",\n \"max_tokens\": 1024,\n \"messages\": [{\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": [{\n \"type\": \"document\",\n \"source\": {\n \"type\": \"base64\",\n \"media_type\": \"application/pdf\",\n \"data\": \"{{$json.data}}\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"text\",\n \"text\": \"{{ $('Define Prompt').item.json.prompt }}\"\n }]\n }]\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "anthropic-version",
"value": "2023-06-01"
},
{
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"value": "application/json"
}
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"nodeCredentialType": "anthropicApi"
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"credentials": {
"anthropicApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"id": "5b8994d1-4bfd-4776-84ac-b3141aca6378",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 601,
"height": 585,
"content": "## Workflow: Extract data from PDF with Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Gemini 2.0 Flash\n\n**Overview**\n- This workflow helps you compare Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 2.0 Flash when extracting data from a PDF\n- This workflow extracts and processes the data within a PDF in **one single step**, **instead of calling an OCR and then an LLM\u201d**\n\n\n**How it works**\n- The initial 2 steps download the PDF and convert it to base64.\n- This base64 string is then sent to both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 2.0 Flash to extract information.\n- This workflow is made to let you compare results, latency, and cost (in their dedicated dashboard).\n\n\n**How to use it**\n- Set up your Google Drive if not already done\n- Select a document on your Google Drive\n- Modify the prompt in \"Define Prompt\" to extract the information you need and transform it as wanted.\n- Get a [Claude API key](https://console.anthropic.com/settings/keys) and/or [Gemini API key](https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey)\n- Note that you can deactivate one of the 2 API calls if you don't want to try both\n- Test the Workflow\n"
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"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky Note",
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 320,
"height": 360,
"content": "You can output the result as JSON by adding the following:\n```\n\"generationConfig\": {\n \"responseMimeType\": \"application/json\"\n```\nor even use a structured output.\n[Check the documentation](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/structured-output?lang=rest)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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{
"id": "bbac8d3d-d68f-4aa2-a41a-b06f7de2317b",
"name": "Define Prompt",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "dba23ef5-95df-496a-8e24-c7c1544533d2",
"name": "prompt",
"type": "string",
"value": "Extract the VAT numbers for each country"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "3c2e7265-76e5-4911-a950-7e6b0c89ec5a",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 320,
"height": 240,
"content": "You can force Claude to output JSON with [Prefill response format](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/test-and-evaluate/strengthen-guardrails/increase-consistency#prefill-claudes-response)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 380,
"height": 280,
"content": "These 2 steps first download the PDF file, and then convert it to base64.\nThis is required by both APIs to process the file."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "e5dff70f-b55a-4c23-9025-765a7cf19c4a",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
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"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 220,
"height": 280,
"content": "This prompt is used in both Gemini\u2019s and Claude\u2019s calls to define what information should be extracted and processed."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Google Drive": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Extract from File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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},
"Define Prompt": {
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{
"node": "Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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},
"Extract from File": {
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{
"node": "Call Claude 3.5 Sonnet with PDF Capabilities",
"type": "main",
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},
{
"node": "Call Gemini 2.0 Flash with PDF Capabilities",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "Define Prompt",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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anthropicApigoogleDriveOAuth2ApigooglePalmApi
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How this works
Efficiently extract and process key information from PDFs without manual data entry, saving hours of tedious work for researchers, analysts, and business professionals handling documents like reports or invoices. This workflow pulls files from Google Drive, analyses them using Claude 3.5 Sonnet for nuanced text understanding and Gemini 2.0 Flash for rapid processing, then structures the output for easy use in reports or databases. The pivotal step involves dual AI calls via HTTP requests, combining their strengths to deliver accurate, context-aware insights directly from the PDF content.
Use this workflow when dealing with unstructured PDFs that require intelligent summarisation or entity extraction, such as legal reviews or market research, especially if you already store files in Google Drive. Avoid it for simple text-based PDFs better suited to basic parsing tools, or when real-time processing demands exceed the AI models' capabilities. Common variations include adding email notifications for processed results or integrating with spreadsheet apps to log outputs automatically.
About this workflow
Extract And Process Information Directly From Pdf Using Claude And Gemini. Uses manualTrigger, extractFromFile, googleDrive, httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 11 nodes.
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