This workflow follows the Gmail → Gmail Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Gmail Attachment Sender Folder Workflow",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
},
"simple": false,
"filters": {},
"options": {
"downloadAttachments": true
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
-96,
-112
],
"id": "b6ee9ec3-a7cb-467f-8146-1dd13ba4b45d",
"name": "Gmail Trigger",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "a7bd38aa-9145-4bd2-82c5-d4da191d7d1d",
"leftValue": "={{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.binary }}",
"rightValue": "",
"operator": {
"type": "object",
"operation": "exists",
"singleValue": true
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
112,
-112
],
"id": "fbc77f51-1ffa-4a1b-a412-f69bcf5ee062",
"name": "Filter"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "get",
"messageId": "={{ $json.id }}",
"simple": false,
"options": {
"downloadAttachments": true
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
320,
-112
],
"id": "27f0f0b5-7b03-4fcb-936c-988b572a8e52",
"name": "Get a message",
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "7cbcb123-d8ad-47bb-92b1-9fbe4fe3dc80",
"name": "attachments",
"value": "={{ Object.keys($('Get a message').item.binary) }}",
"type": "array"
},
{
"id": "b9f48902-a882-4273-afeb-c50659d5eb43",
"name": "message_id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
528,
-272
],
"id": "2ab0a8a2-f153-4174-96e1-d3263f42562a",
"name": "Edit Fields"
},
{
"parameters": {
"fieldToSplitOut": "attachments",
"include": "allOtherFields",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
752,
-288
],
"id": "9e8fb866-ab36-469f-8583-79083913b28a",
"name": "Split Out"
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "msg_id_assignment",
"name": "message_id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "parent_folder_assignment",
"name": "parent_folder_id",
"value": "1U1V3Dp4V_d07nltPhZ9PNd_DvJ8Zuu3E",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "sender_raw_assignment",
"name": "sender_raw",
"value": "={{ $json.payload.headers.find(h => h.name === 'From')?.value || '' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "sender_email_assignment",
"name": "sender_email",
"value": "={{ $json.sender_raw.match(/<(.+?)>/)?.[1] || $json.sender_raw }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "sender_folder_assignment",
"name": "sender_folder",
"value": "={{ ($json.sender_email || 'unknown').toLowerCase().replace(/[/\\\\#%&{}<>*? $!'\":@+`|=]/g, '_') }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
500,
0
],
"id": "prepare_sender",
"name": "Prepare sender"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "search",
"name": "={{ $json.sender_folder }}",
"searchMethod": "name",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "={{ $json.parent_folder_id }}",
"mode": "id"
},
"whatToSearch": "folders"
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
700,
0
],
"id": "search_sender_folder",
"name": "Search sender folder",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "folder_check_condition",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.id }}",
"rightValue": "",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "exists",
"singleValue": true
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
900,
0
],
"id": "if_folder_exists",
"name": "Folder exists?"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "folder",
"operation": "create",
"name": "={{ $json.sender_folder }}",
"options": {
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "={{ $json.parent_folder_id }}",
"mode": "id"
}
},
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
1100,
100
],
"id": "create_sender_folder",
"name": "Create sender folder",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "folder_id_found",
"name": "folder_id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "message_id_found",
"name": "message_id",
"value": "={{ $('Prepare sender').item.json.message_id }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
1100,
-100
],
"id": "use_found_folder",
"name": "Use found folder"
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "folder_id_created",
"name": "folder_id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "message_id_created",
"name": "message_id",
"value": "={{ $('Prepare sender').item.json.message_id }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
1300,
100
],
"id": "use_created_folder",
"name": "Use created folder"
},
{
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"mergeByFields": {
"values": [
{
"field1": "message_id",
"field2": "message_id"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
1500,
0
],
"id": "merge_folder_with_attachments",
"name": "Merge folder with attachments"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "upload",
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "={{ $json.folder_id }}",
"mode": "id"
},
"name": "={{ $json.attachments }}",
"options": {
"binaryPropertyName": "data"
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
1700,
0
],
"id": "a15ec2f7-5f11-4da6-bf8c-ab729cd90608",
"name": "Upload file",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
}
],
"connections": {
"Gmail Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Filter",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Filter": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get a message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get a message": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Edit Fields",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Prepare sender",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Edit Fields": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge folder with attachments",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Prepare sender": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Search sender folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Search sender folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Folder exists?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Folder exists?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Use found folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Create sender folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create sender folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Use created folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Use found folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge folder with attachments",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Use created folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge folder with attachments",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Merge folder with attachments": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "4d4eff92-ce8b-4fed-8c00-36844be2edde",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "DIFUbxCTf4T0kflc",
"tags": []
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2googleDriveOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
Gmail Attachment Sender Folder Workflow. Uses gmailTrigger, gmail, googleDrive. Event-driven trigger; 13 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/zxyphoon/projects/blob/9aeec33b0f9ca4d58dc1c28c8469b78d9b144b1b/n8n/new.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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