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Read in an Excel Spreadsheet File

Read in an Excel spreadsheet file. Uses spreadsheetFile, readBinaryFile. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

Event trigger★☆☆☆☆ complexity3 nodesSpreadsheet FileRead Binary File
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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        250,
        320
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Spreadsheet File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spreadsheetFile",
      "position": [
        650,
        320
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {}
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Read Binary File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
      "position": [
        450,
        320
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "filePath": "/data/sample_spreadsheet.csv"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Read Binary File": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Spreadsheet File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read Binary File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "id": "890",
  "name": "Read in an Excel spreadsheet file"
}
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Read in an Excel spreadsheet file. Uses spreadsheetFile, readBinaryFile. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/tommyshum/n8n_template_library/blob/87d0b7db31db00fcf781424ca7d9e86f1c9a9e1b/templates/official/template_890/workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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