Save Telegram Files to Google Drive

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "a4GTp998ENMMfuqK",
  "name": "Save new Files received on Telegram to Google Drive",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "0fcb072b-ea4b-43b2-ad7c-46ad62b1e2ad",
      "name": "On new Telegram Message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger",
      "position": [
        900,
        520
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "updates": [
          "message"
        ],
        "additionalFields": {
          "download": true
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "08e492f8-b969-4de2-b207-17fcd3cb8787",
      "name": "If Message contains a File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        1160,
        520
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "leftValue": "",
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "strict"
          },
          "combinator": "and",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "9b876834-1a86-48f1-9890-df60c739c91c",
              "operator": {
                "type": "object",
                "operation": "exists",
                "singleValue": true
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.message.document }}",
              "rightValue": ""
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "f155a855-0eac-44c0-a52a-93446b9b3455",
      "name": "Upload File to GDrive",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
      "position": [
        1500,
        500
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "name": "={{ $json.message.document.file_name }}",
        "driveId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "My Drive"
        },
        "options": {},
        "folderId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "11gyG2TvG0sqCG202CN-w9rloGW-CzKBc",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11gyG2TvG0sqCG202CN-w9rloGW-CzKBc",
          "cachedResultName": "Demos"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3
    }
  ],
  "active": true,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "f474f0f2-6d57-4bb8-bf1d-15ed35cf8ef2",
  "connections": {
    "On new Telegram Message": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "If Message contains a File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "If Message contains a File": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Upload File to GDrive",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleDriveOAuth2Api
• telegramApi

About this workflow

Save new Files received on Telegram to Google Drive. Uses telegramTrigger, googleDrive. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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