Raymond Camden This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #6286 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Gmail → Google Drive recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "jq3ISjs9Ah5SrJEl",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Intelligent Document Flow",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "e0e1f4a8-973f-44cc-9103-b2a92fa0cd0c",
"name": "Fire on New File in Google Drive Folder",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger",
"position": [
-480,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"event": "fileCreated",
"options": {},
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
},
"triggerOn": "specificFolder",
"folderToWatch": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yHMr9A68V4QLtd6fIKuM7BE1U4mpN6cD"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1a016850-c310-43a6-9925-538086367d4f",
"name": "Download File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
-260,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
},
"options": {},
"operation": "download"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "8a1bf842-514e-4f28-b799-989de5ee2dae",
"name": "Upload to Foxit",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
-40,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://na1.fusion.foxit.com/pdf-services/api/documents/upload",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "file",
"parameterType": "formBinaryData",
"inputDataFieldName": "data"
}
]
},
"genericAuthType": "httpCustomAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpCustomAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "e5227af7-afff-4f6e-af71-097b9b8b414e",
"name": "Kick off Foxit Extract",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
180,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://na1.fusion.foxit.com/pdf-services/api/documents/modify/pdf-extract",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"documentId\": \"{{ $json.documentId }}\",\n \"extractType\":\"TEXT\"\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpCustomAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpCustomAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "f0c75b63-c65e-4dc3-acc2-83ba5b7557f2",
"name": "Check Task",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
620,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://na1.fusion.foxit.com/pdf-services/api/tasks/{{$json.taskId}}",
"options": {},
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpCustomAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpCustomAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "d6c0040f-8453-4502-b24c-7ea4fb151b93",
"name": "Is the job done?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
-420,
140
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "fa958cdc-d7a8-49b9-b577-13429bd7bcf5",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.status }}",
"rightValue": "COMPLETED"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "07a33ebd-53bd-49f9-967e-7c802b8fa162",
"name": "Wait",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
-160,
380
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "535c42f4-bd75-4ab4-8468-5ce253db452f",
"name": "Download Extracted Text",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
-180,
100
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://na1.fusion.foxit.com/pdf-services/api/documents/{{ $('Check Task').item.json.resultDocumentId }}/download",
"options": {},
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpCustomAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpCustomAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "f4804b68-db6d-4fa0-9d38-e8d339ed949a",
"name": "Get Diffbot Entities",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
80,
100
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://nl.diffbot.com/v1/?fields=entities,summary",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "=[{\n \"content\":{{ JSON.stringify($json.data) }},\n \"lang\":\"en\",\n \"format\":\"plain text\"\n}]",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpQueryAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpQueryAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "e3f7c3da-cda6-4039-84de-b162dae71b64",
"name": "Shape Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
300,
100
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Loop over input items and add a new field called 'myNewField' to the JSON of each one\n/*\nfor (const item of $input.all()) {\n console.log('in loop', item);\n item.json.myNewField = 1;\n}\n*/\nconsole.log('hello ray');\n\nlet organizations = $input.all()[0].json.entities.filter(d => {\n let hasOrg = false;\n let isConfident = false;\n let types = d.allTypes.reduce((names, i) => {\n names.push(i.name);\n return names;\n },[]);\n if(types.indexOf('organization') >= 0) hasOrg = true;\n isConfident = d.confidence >= 0.85;\n return (hasOrg && isConfident);\n});\n\nlet orgNames = organizations.reduce((names, o) => {\n names.push(o.name);\n return names;\n}, []);\n\nreturn { organizations:orgNames, summary:$input.all()[0].json.summary }\n"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "540a774b-82ee-41b2-9ac1-b21e30bfa71a",
"name": "Gmail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
720,
100
],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "user@example.com",
"message": "={{ $json.html }}",
"options": {},
"subject": "intelligent Document Report on Upload"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "eed7c59c-124e-461c-a7d0-1100376470f1",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-480,
-320
],
"parameters": {
"width": 320,
"content": "## Ingestion\n\nThe workflow kicks off when a new file is added to Google Drive in a particular folder. The data is downloaded to n8n."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "9a39a52d-4765-47ce-91d2-f61b6df47838",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-40,
-320
],
"parameters": {
"width": 760,
"content": "## Uploading and Extracting\nNext, the document is uploaded to Foxit and the Extraction API is fired to get the text. This is an async job so we check the status in a loop."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "fae16938-8a56-45b7-b3cf-87ee7a17ab09",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
40,
280
],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Analyzing\n\nAfter the Extract result is downloaded, Diffbot is called and asked to analyze and summarize the contents."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "574e824b-1f88-469c-b3e1-662ed7a653c0",
"name": "Make Email Contents",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
520,
100
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Loop over input items and add a new field called 'myNewField' to the JSON of each one\nlet input = $input.all()[0].json;\nlet doc = $('Fire on New File in Google Drive Folder').first().json.name;\nlet link = $('Fire on New File in Google Drive Folder').first().json.webViewLink;\n\nlet html = `\n<h2>Docucument Report for <a href=\"${link}\">${doc}</a></h2>\n\n<p>\nThis document discussed the following organizations:\n<ul>\n`;\nlet orgs = input.organizations.reduce((s, o) => {\n return s + `<li>${o}</li>`;\n},'');\n\nhtml += orgs + `\n</ul>\n\n<p>\nSummary for this document:\n</p>\n<p>\n${input.summary}\n</p>\n`;\n\nreturn { html };"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "bb085e4b-04b3-4d6e-b1a0-722766490849",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
320,
280
],
"parameters": {
"width": 500,
"content": "## Shaping and Emailing\n\nFinally, we shape the result from Diffbot and create an HTML string that can be used in the email stage."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "85760a47-a1c3-4928-8065-23bd5de0b437",
"connections": {
"Wait": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check Task",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check Task": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Is the job done?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Shape Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Make Email Contents",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload to Foxit",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Upload to Foxit": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Kick off Foxit Extract",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Is the job done?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Extracted Text",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Wait",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Make Email Contents": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Gmail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Diffbot Entities": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Shape Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Kick off Foxit Extract": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check Task",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download Extracted Text": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Diffbot Entities",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Fire on New File in Google Drive Folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2googleDriveOAuth2ApihttpCustomAuthhttpQueryAuth
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About this workflow
This N8N template demonstrates using Foxit's Extraction API to get information from an incoming document and then using Diffbot's APIs to turn the text into a list of organizations mentioned in the document and create a summary. Listen for a new file added to a Google Drive…
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