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Google Drive → OpenAI Assistant Chat

Original n8n title: Openai Assistant Workflow: Upload File, Create an Assistant, Chat with It!

ByYulia @yulia on n8n.io

This is an end-to-end workflow for creating a simple OpenAI Assistant. The whole process is done with n8n nodes and do not require any programming experience.

Event trigger★★★☆☆ complexityAI-powered10 nodesGoogle DriveChat TriggerOpenAI
AI & RAG Trigger: Event Nodes: 10 Complexity: ★★★☆☆ AI nodes: yes Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #2201 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Chat Trigger → Google Drive recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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This is an end-to-end workflow for creating a simple OpenAI Assistant. The whole process is done with n8n nodes and do not require any programming experience.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/2201/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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