Fetch & Add Google Books Volume to Bookshelf

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "107",
  "name": "Get a volume and add it to your bookshelf",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        260,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Google Books",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleBooks",
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "volume",
        "volumeId": "XxUJ2U2FXtYC",
        "authentication": "oAuth2"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleBooksOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Google Books1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleBooks",
      "position": [
        660,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "shelfId": "2",
        "resource": "bookshelfVolume",
        "volumeId": "={{$node[\"Google Books\"].json[\"id\"]}}",
        "operation": "add",
        "authentication": "oAuth2"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleBooksOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Google Books2",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleBooks",
      "position": [
        860,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "shelfId": "={{$node[\"Google Books1\"].parameter[\"shelfId\"]}}",
        "resource": "bookshelfVolume",
        "myLibrary": true,
        "authentication": "oAuth2"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleBooksOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {},
  "connections": {
    "Google Books": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Books1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Google Books1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Books2",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Books",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleBooksOAuth2Api

About this workflow

Get a volume and add it to your bookshelf. Uses manualTrigger, googleBooks. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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