Michael Gullo This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4977 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Gmail → Gmail Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "9rIwaQlNKOLLs6Yi",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Email to Folder",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "f0c308d6-9347-441b-a78b-b25de884f942",
"name": "Gmail Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
"position": [
-340,
220
],
"parameters": {
"simple": false,
"filters": {},
"options": {
"downloadAttachments": true
},
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "54a70814-0185-420b-a7e7-66ed811fae3c",
"name": "Google Drive1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
1040,
220
],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $json.id }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $node[\"Create Folder\"].json.id }}"
},
"inputDataFieldName": "={{ $binary.keys()[0] }}"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "435c21d8-7d23-447d-a081-a4991ba42a41",
"name": "Create Folder",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
380,
160
],
"parameters": {
"name": "=Motion - {{ $node[\"Gmail Trigger\"].json.subject || \"Untitled\" }} - {{ $now }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "root",
"cachedResultName": "/ (Root folder)"
},
"resource": "folder"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "3acb5376-3528-4a30-9612-67bd1a509adc",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-420,
-20
],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"width": 1700,
"height": 660,
"content": "Take PDF from Email and create a new folder with PDF "
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e4aef0db-b072-4dc7-80e0-cd3658555bda",
"name": "Filter",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"position": [
-120,
220
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "87e927b3-4f28-4843-b2d0-cf7269437fca",
"operator": {
"type": "object",
"operation": "exists",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.binary}}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "4218230f-ccd0-4b8b-a4b3-54749ce8a738",
"name": "Gmail1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
100,
220
],
"parameters": {
"simple": false,
"options": {
"downloadAttachments": true
},
"messageId": "={{ $node[\"Gmail Trigger\"].json.id }}",
"operation": "get"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "833ab358-ce62-4acf-847e-0251bfb8e123",
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
700,
220
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {},
"combineBy": "combineAll"
},
"typeVersion": 3.1
},
{
"id": "55de30ff-40de-4b51-b5bd-0c00fbba80be",
"name": "Split Out",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
380,
360
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"includeBinary": true
},
"fieldToSplitOut": "$binary"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "5d7c63e5-67f2-483d-8ebe-0c90967a1137",
"connections": {
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Google Drive1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Filter": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Gmail1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Gmail1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Create Folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Create Folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Gmail Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Filter",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Google Drive1": {
"main": [
[]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2googleDriveOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
This workflow is designed to automate the process of handling emails with binary attachments. It triggers when a new email arrives in a specified Gmail account (or can be configured with a similar email trigger) and is set to download any binary attachments. The workflow then…
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