Detect New Google Sheets Rows

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Is new?",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        680,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "string": [
            {
              "value1": "={{$json[\"Processed\"]}}",
              "operation": "isEmpty"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Do something here",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
      "position": [
        900,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Mark Row as processed",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        1120,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "key": "ID",
        "options": {},
        "sheetId": "1SdnwaIJ6xwaZl006FmK2j4f-b00tq7tT7iQgdfe7Qh4",
        "operation": "update",
        "authentication": "oAuth2"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Read sheet",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "sheetId": "1SdnwaIJ6xwaZl006FmK2j4f-b00tq7tT7iQgdfe7Qh4",
        "authentication": "oAuth2"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Set processed value",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        900,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "Processed",
              "value": "={{ $now.toISO() }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Run every 5 minutes",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.interval",
      "position": [
        240,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "unit": "minutes",
        "interval": 5
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Is new?": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Do something here",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Set processed value",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Read sheet": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Is new?",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Run every 5 minutes": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read sheet",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set processed value": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Mark Row as processed",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read sheet",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleSheetsOAuth2Api

About this workflow

Identify New Google Sheets Rows. Uses manualTrigger, noOp, googleSheets, interval. Event-driven trigger; 7 nodes.

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

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