Vince V This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #14761 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Gmail → Google Drive recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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{
"name": "Stripe payment \u2192 Invoice PDF \u2192 Gmail + Google Drive",
"nodes": [
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000001",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"width": 440,
"height": 700,
"content": "### Stripe payment \u2192 Invoice PDF \u2192 Gmail + Google Drive\nAutomatically generate and deliver professional invoice PDFs when a Stripe payment succeeds.\n\n**Full tutorial:** [pdftemplateapi.com/n8n/automate-invoices](https://pdftemplateapi.com/n8n/automate-invoices)\n\n### How it works\n1. **Stripe Trigger** fires on every successful checkout session\n2. **HTTP Request** fetches the line items for that session\n3. **Code** node formats the data to match your invoice template fields\n4. **TemplateFox** generates a branded PDF invoice\n5. Invoice is **emailed** to the customer and **saved to Google Drive**\n\n### Setup\n- [ ] Add your **Stripe Secret Key** (`sk_live_` or `sk_test_`) from [dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys](https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys)\n- [ ] Install the **TemplateFox** community node (`n8n-nodes-templatefox`)\n- [ ] Add your **TemplateFox** API key \u2014 [get one free](https://app.pdftemplateapi.com)\n- [ ] Connect **Gmail** OAuth2\n- [ ] Connect **Google Drive** OAuth2\n- [ ] Select your invoice template in the TemplateFox node\n- [ ] Set your company details directly in the template (not in the Code node)\n- [ ] Set your **Google Drive folder ID** in the Google Drive node\n\n### Customize\n- Change the email body in the Gmail node\n- Adjust the invoice number format in the Code node\n- Add a Slack notification node after Google Drive for team alerts"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000002",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 280,
"height": 360,
"content": "## 1. Receive payment\nStripe fires a webhook when a checkout session completes."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000003",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 540,
"height": 360,
"content": "## 2. Fetch & format data\nRetrieve line items from Stripe and format them for the invoice template."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000004",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 860,
"height": 480,
"content": "## 3. Generate & deliver\nCreate the PDF and send it via email + save to Drive."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000010",
"name": "Stripe Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stripeTrigger",
"position": [
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0
],
"parameters": {
"events": [
"checkout.session.completed"
]
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000011",
"name": "Get Line Items",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
360,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.stripe.com/v1/checkout/sessions/{{ $json.data.object.id }}/line_items",
"limit": 1,
"method": "GET",
"options": {},
"resource": "checkout",
"operation": "getAll",
"returnAll": false,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "stripeApi"
},
"credentials": {},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000012",
"name": "Format Invoice Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
600,
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],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// \u2500\u2500\u2500 Company details (edit these) \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\nconst company = {\n company_name: 'Bright Studio LLC',\n company_tagline: 'Creative solutions for modern brands',\n company_address_1: '45 Innovation Drive, Suite 200',\n company_address_2: 'Austin, TX 73301, USA',\n company_email: 'user@example.com',\n company_reg: 'REG-2024-BS-7841',\n company_vat: 'US-VAT-8834201',\n bank_name: 'First National Bank',\n account_name: 'Bright Studio LLC',\n iban: 'US82 FNBK +1234567890',\n bic: 'FNBKUS33',\n payment_terms: 'Net 30',\n notes: 'Thank you for your business!',\n};\n\n// \u2500\u2500\u2500 Extract Stripe data \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\nconst trigger = $('Stripe Trigger').first().json;\nconst session = trigger.data.object;\nconst lineItemsRaw = $input.first().json.data || [];\n\n// Customer info from Stripe checkout session\nconst customer = session.customer_details || {};\nconst address = customer.address || {};\n\n// Format line items for invoice template\nconst items = lineItemsRaw.map((item, i) => ({\n item_description: item.description || item.price?.product?.name || `Item ${i + 1}`,\n item_quantity: item.quantity || 1,\n item_price: ((item.amount_total || item.price?.unit_amount || 0) / 100 / (item.quantity || 1)).toFixed(2),\n item_total: ((item.amount_total || item.price?.unit_amount || 0) / 100).toFixed(2),\n}));\n\n// Generate invoice number from session date + ID\nconst now = new Date();\nconst invoiceNumber = `INV-${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}-${session.id.slice(-6).toUpperCase()}`;\n\n// Calculate due date (Net 30)\nconst dueDate = new Date(now);\ndueDate.setDate(dueDate.getDate() + 30);\n\nconst formatDate = (d) => d.toISOString().split('T')[0];\n\nreturn [{\n json: {\n ...company,\n client_company: customer.name || 'Customer',\n client_address_1: [address.line1, address.line2].filter(Boolean).join(', ') || '',\n client_address_2: [address.city, address.state, address.postal_code, address.country].filter(Boolean).join(', ') || '',\n client_email: customer.email || session.customer_email || '',\n invoice_number: invoiceNumber,\n invoice_date: formatDate(now),\n due_date: formatDate(dueDate),\n items: items,\n subtotal: (session.amount_subtotal / 100).toFixed(2),\n tax: ((session.total_details?.amount_tax || 0) / 100).toFixed(2),\n total: (session.amount_total / 100).toFixed(2),\n currency: (session.currency || 'usd').toUpperCase(),\n _client_email: customer.email || session.customer_email || '',\n _client_name: customer.name || 'Customer',\n _pdf_filename: invoiceNumber,\n }\n}];"
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},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000013",
"name": "TemplateFox",
"type": "n8n-nodes-templatefox.templateFox",
"position": [
940,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"filename": "={{ $json._pdf_filename }}"
},
"operation": "generatePdf",
"templateId": "",
"dataInputMode": "fields",
"templateFields": {
"value": null,
"mappingMode": "defineBelow"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000014",
"name": "Email Invoice",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "={{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json._client_email }}",
"message": "=Hi {{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json._client_name }},\n\nThank you for your purchase! Please find your invoice attached below.\n\n\ud83d\udcc4 Download PDF: {{ $json.url }}\n\nInvoice #: {{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json.invoice_number }}\nAmount: {{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json.total }} {{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json.currency }}\nDue date: {{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json.due_date }}\n\nIf you have any questions, reply to this email.\n\nBest regards,\n{{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json.company_name }}",
"options": {},
"subject": "=Your Invoice {{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json.invoice_number }}"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000015",
"name": "Download PDF",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1220,
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"method": "GET",
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"responseFormat": "file"
}
}
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "b1000001-0000-4000-a000-000000000016",
"name": "Save to Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
1460,
140
],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $('Format Invoice Data').first().json._pdf_filename }}.pdf",
"options": {},
"folderId": "",
"operation": "upload"
},
"typeVersion": 3
}
],
"settings": {
"binaryMode": "separate",
"callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
"availableInMCP": false,
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"connections": {
"TemplateFox": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Email Invoice",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Download PDF",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download PDF": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Save to Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Line Items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format Invoice Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Stripe Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Line Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format Invoice Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "TemplateFox",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow automatically generates and delivers professional invoice PDFs whenever a Stripe checkout session completes. It fetches the line items from Stripe, formats them into a clean invoice with your company details, generates a branded PDF via TemplateFox, emails it to…
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