Save Form Data to Google Sheets

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "JD to Google Sheets Saver",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "formTitle": "Job Description Saver",
        "formDescription": "Save job descriptions to Google Sheets with date tracking",
        "formFields": {
          "values": [
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Job Description",
              "fieldType": "textarea",
              "placeholder": "Paste the full job description here...",
              "requiredField": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "c9b9c7b2-2137-453e-b27d-c75a1b90c53e",
      "name": "Form Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [
        192,
        544
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Get form data\nconst formData = $input.first().json;\nconst jobDescription = formData['Job Description'] || '';\n\n// Get current date using Luxon\nconst now = DateTime.now();\nconst dateISO = now.toISODate();\nconst dateFormatted = now.toFormat('MMMM d, yyyy');\nconst timestamp = now.toISO();\n\n// Auto-extract information from job description\nconst lines = jobDescription.split('\\n').filter(l => l.trim());\nlet companyName = 'Unknown';\nlet jobTitle = 'Unknown';\nlet location = '';\nlet salaryRange = '';\n\n// Extract from first few lines\nfor (let i = 0; i < Math.min(10, lines.length); i++) {\n  const line = lines[i].trim();\n  \n  // Company name detection\n  if (i < 3 && line.length > 2 && line.length < 100) {\n    if (line.match(/\\b(company|inc\\.|ltd\\.|llc|corp\\.?)\\b/i)) {\n      companyName = line;\n    }\n  }\n  \n  // Job title (usually first line)\n  if (i === 0 && line.length > 2 && jobTitle === 'Unknown') {\n    jobTitle = line;\n  }\n  \n  // Location\n  if (line.match(/location:/i)) {\n    location = line.replace(/location:/i, '').trim();\n  }\n  \n  // Salary\n  if (line.match(/\\$[\\d,]+|salary/i)) {\n    salaryRange = line.substring(0, 100);\n  }\n}\n\n// Return formatted record for Google Sheets\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    dateSubmitted: dateISO,\n    dateFormatted: dateFormatted,\n    timestamp: timestamp,\n    companyName: companyName,\n    jobTitle: jobTitle,\n    location: location,\n    salaryRange: salaryRange,\n    jobUrl: '',\n    jobDescription: jobDescription,\n    status: 'New',\n    notes: ''\n  }\n}];"
      },
      "id": "b5387460-ed5f-48e0-a85c-665092afc834",
      "name": "Extract Info",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        416,
        544
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "append",
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": ""
        },
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gid=0"
        },
        "columns": {
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "value": {
            "dateSubmitted": "={{ $json.dateSubmitted }}",
            "dateFormatted": "={{ $json.dateFormatted }}",
            "timestamp": "={{ $json.timestamp }}",
            "companyName": "={{ $json.companyName }}",
            "jobTitle": "={{ $json.jobTitle }}",
            "location": "={{ $json.location }}",
            "salaryRange": "={{ $json.salaryRange }}",
            "jobUrl": "={{ $json.jobUrl }}",
            "jobDescription": "={{ $json.jobDescription }}",
            "status": "={{ $json.status }}",
            "notes": "={{ $json.notes }}"
          }
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "google-sheets-001",
      "name": "Append to Google Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "typeVersion": 4.5,
      "position": [
        640,
        544
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Form Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract Info",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Extract Info": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Append to Google Sheets",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "staticData": null,
  "tags": [],
  "triggerCount": 1,
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z",
  "versionId": "1",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleSheetsOAuth2Api

About this workflow

JD to Google Sheets Saver. Uses formTrigger, googleSheets. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/sguan119/job-automation-toolkit/blob/96b26a0403ad778d4ce144571fa5f4f0fd3db0d4/n8n-workflows/jd-to-excel-workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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