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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "29451054-fcd6-4054-b072-a87c716f6c67",
"name": "On clicking 'execute'",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "995ae9b0-130c-4989-8e94-81a14b7743c4",
"name": "Read Google Sheet",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"sheetId": "1cz-4tVi7Nn3j1gh147hROq9l6S4ta06sMfhm2AAI6js"
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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},
{
"id": "2c1ed019-85f1-4b0f-bcf5-ce59ff13ea49",
"name": "Search Salesforce accounts",
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"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"query": "=SELECT id, Name FROM Account WHERE Name = '{{$json[\"Company Name\"].replace(/'/g, '\\\\\\'')}}'",
"resource": "search"
},
"credentials": {
"salesforceOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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"alwaysOutputData": false
},
{
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"name": "Keep new companies",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
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],
"parameters": {
"mode": "removeKeyMatches",
"propertyName1": "Company Name",
"propertyName2": "Name"
},
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},
{
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"name": "Merge existing account data",
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],
"parameters": {
"mode": "mergeByKey",
"propertyName1": "Company Name",
"propertyName2": "Name"
},
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},
{
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"name": "Account found?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
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440
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json[\"Id\"] }}",
"operation": "isNotEmpty"
}
]
}
},
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},
{
"id": "80890a2a-f6d3-4efd-92b1-6465f98f512b",
"name": "Remove duplicate companies",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.itemLists",
"position": [
1120,
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],
"parameters": {
"compare": "selectedFields",
"options": {},
"operation": "removeDuplicates",
"fieldsToCompare": {
"fields": [
{
"fieldName": "Company Name"
}
]
}
},
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},
{
"id": "ea9afa15-77be-4d7a-a287-35d4c1c6e6c1",
"name": "Set Account ID for existing accounts",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.renameKeys",
"position": [
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440
],
"parameters": {
"keys": {
"key": [
{
"newKey": "Account ID",
"currentKey": "Id"
}
]
},
"additionalOptions": {}
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},
{
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"name": "Retrieve new company contacts",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
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],
"parameters": {
"mode": "mergeByKey",
"propertyName1": "Company Name",
"propertyName2": "Name"
},
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},
{
"id": "c10dea7c-96b0-4f3b-b859-af094ced51cc",
"name": "Set new account name",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
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],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "id",
"value": "={{ $json[\"id\"] }}"
},
{
"name": "Name",
"value": "={{ $node[\"Remove duplicate companies\"].json[\"Company Name\"] }}"
}
]
},
"options": {},
"keepOnlySet": true
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a4a2be2a-7bd9-4a70-b4d9-0df53834bdda",
"name": "Create Salesforce account",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.salesforce",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $json[\"Company Name\"] }}",
"resource": "account",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"salesforceOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "89f49e6f-62be-403f-9a4c-cd56e28141f3",
"name": "Create Salesforce contact",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.salesforce",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"lastname": "={{ $json[\"Last Name\"] }}",
"resource": "contact",
"operation": "upsert",
"externalId": "Email",
"externalIdValue": "={{ $json[\"Email\"] }}",
"additionalFields": {
"email": "={{ $json[\"Email\"] }}",
"firstName": "={{ $json[\"First Name\"] }}",
"acconuntId": "={{ $json[\"Account ID\"] }}"
}
},
"credentials": {
"salesforceOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Account found?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Account ID for existing accounts",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Google Sheet": {
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[
{
"node": "Search Salesforce accounts",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Keep new companies",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge existing account data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Keep new companies": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Remove duplicate companies",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Retrieve new company contacts",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set new account name": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Retrieve new company contacts",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"On clicking 'execute'": {
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[
{
"node": "Read Google Sheet",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Salesforce account": {
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[
{
"node": "Set new account name",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Remove duplicate companies": {
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[
{
"node": "Create Salesforce account",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Search Salesforce accounts": {
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[
{
"node": "Keep new companies",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
},
{
"node": "Merge existing account data",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Merge existing account data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Account found?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Retrieve new company contacts": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Salesforce contact",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Account ID for existing accounts": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Salesforce contact",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.
googleSheetsOAuth2ApisalesforceOAuth2Api
About this workflow
Manual Googlesheets. Uses manualTrigger, googleSheets, salesforce, itemLists. Event-driven trigger; 12 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →