Oneclick AI Squad This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #6128 — 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": "cVFAAkYFqpwFNMfJ",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Securely Backup Gmail Attachments to Google Drive with n8n",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "d4a564d0-70aa-48c9-8a27-1e6058be4281",
"name": "New Email Received",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
"position": [
-740,
120
],
"parameters": {
"filters": {},
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"hour": 12
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "5db7a818-3b6f-4a05-93d4-914106758e85",
"name": "Fetch Email Details",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
-520,
120
],
"parameters": {
"simple": false,
"options": {
"downloadAttachments": true,
"dataPropertyAttachmentsPrefixName": "attachment"
},
"messageId": "={{ $json.id }}",
"operation": "get"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "e4526a51-f4b7-47e7-8c0e-84aa128f066f",
"name": "Wait for Processing",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
-300,
120
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "e42d60ba-4c33-4bc8-9434-dff87c3761e6",
"name": "Process Attachment Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
-80,
120
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return Object.values(items[0].binary).map(data => ({\n binary: { data }\n}));\n"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "8461dbf5-602f-43b7-8c58-c4f47868cf48",
"name": "Upload to Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
140,
120
],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $('New Email Received').item.json.id + \"_\" + $now + \"_\" + \"backup_attachment\" }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "bgty678ikm32wedfg"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "7ujhft66uyhnoikjn234rtrgh2345tgfdsss"
},
"inputDataFieldName": "=data"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "f877e2d1-763d-4182-9006-973988e961fb",
"name": "Notify via WhatsApp",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.whatsApp",
"position": [
360,
120
],
"parameters": {
"textBody": "Your Gmail attachments have been backed up to Google Drive without any issues. You can now access them securely anytime.",
"operation": "send",
"phoneNumberId": "=+123498733334",
"additionalFields": {},
"recipientPhoneNumber": "+1234567890"
},
"credentials": {
"whatsAppApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "27c8da32-b2f3-4386-a45b-226beb975584",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-780,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 180,
"height": 420,
"content": "Initiates the workflow on new Gmail messages"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "29568973-eeee-4692-8a3c-a49c8de824a0",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-340,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 180,
"height": 420,
"content": "Adds a short delay for reliable processing"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6552b492-0ea6-48df-ae7c-b04eddfbdfb2",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-120,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 180,
"height": 420,
"content": "Processes the attachment data"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "ad5b45dd-9f10-4d03-a3dd-57cfeeb7193b",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
100,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"color": 2,
"width": 180,
"height": 420,
"content": "Uploads the attachment to Google Drive"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b08769f8-381d-4f07-b977-684f7e5389ed",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
320,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"width": 180,
"height": 420,
"content": "Sends a WhatsApp message to confirm the backup"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "81a517bc-9401-4de4-b223-8ee6c79c09f0",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-560,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"width": 180,
"height": 420,
"content": "Retrieves the new email message"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "734c09ce-bd14-4071-9959-257e6fdb9207",
"connections": {
"New Email Received": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Fetch Email Details",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Fetch Email Details": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait for Processing",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Wait for Processing": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Process Attachment Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Upload to Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Notify via WhatsApp",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Process Attachment Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload to Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2googleDriveOAuth2ApiwhatsAppApi
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About this workflow
This automated n8n workflow securely backs up Gmail attachments to Google Drive by triggering on new emails, retrieving the attachments, and uploading them to a designated Drive folder. The process includes a delay to ensure reliable execution and notifies the user via WhatsApp…
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