This workflow follows the Documentdefaultdataloader → OpenAI Embeddings recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Reading File",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
},
"triggerOn": "specificFolder",
"folderToWatch": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "12jkx8U5bYot7CJfIgUOFITJmdm01T6Pq",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "AIProject",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12jkx8U5bYot7CJfIgUOFITJmdm01T6Pq"
},
"event": "fileCreated",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
0,
0
],
"id": "e45d50e0-66f7-420b-ab82-da6be56a6195",
"name": "Google Drive Trigger",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "download",
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "={{ $json.id }}",
"mode": "id"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
220,
0
],
"id": "e42be6c9-c3d0-4be8-9fee-44ccd86392af",
"name": "Google Drive",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"mode": "insert",
"pineconeIndex": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "n8n",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "n8n"
},
"options": {
"pineconeNamespace": "AIProject"
}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStorePinecone",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
440,
0
],
"id": "76794352-af18-4a29-8911-c4facf3a732b",
"name": "Pinecone Vector Store",
"credentials": {
"pineconeApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi",
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"position": [
380,
240
],
"id": "dc0a4720-a850-48c1-92f0-950c2feeecb3",
"name": "Embeddings OpenAI",
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"dataType": "binary",
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentDefaultDataLoader",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
560,
260
],
"id": "f5714256-891e-4023-93c7-ea3688a5a91d",
"name": "Default Data Loader"
},
{
"parameters": {
"chunkSize": 500,
"chunkOverlap": 20,
"options": {}
},
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textSplitterRecursiveCharacterTextSplitter",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
660,
480
],
"id": "09d9f3bb-27c6-4066-8c84-acd10a612760",
"name": "Recursive Character Text Splitter"
}
],
"connections": {
"Google Drive Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Embeddings OpenAI": {
"ai_embedding": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store",
"type": "ai_embedding",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Default Data Loader": {
"ai_document": [
[
{
"node": "Pinecone Vector Store",
"type": "ai_document",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Recursive Character Text Splitter": {
"ai_textSplitter": [
[
{
"node": "Default Data Loader",
"type": "ai_textSplitter",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "fad65334-3787-4c92-921c-6abf33c15fef",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "Daoew9aqcj0E5dOY",
"tags": []
}
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.
googleDriveOAuth2ApiopenAiApipineconeApi
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About this workflow
Reading File. Uses googleDriveTrigger, googleDrive, vectorStorePinecone, embeddingsOpenAi. Event-driven trigger; 6 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Han-Bayraktar/AIAgent/blob/a946fb664693198217a70e386ba74aaa25deae50/N8N/Reading_File.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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