The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"httpMethod": "POST",
"path": "upload-file-to-drive",
"responseMode": "responseNode",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
-3392,
1760
],
"id": "abe50d7f-13df-44bc-8023-55e29899ab33",
"name": "Webhook - Upload File"
},
{
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $('Set Variables6').item.json.fileName }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "My Drive",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "My Drive",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive"
},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "={{ $('Set Variables6').item.json.folderId }}",
"mode": "id"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
-2768,
1776
],
"id": "6b256608-7f70-42ea-a006-28e8d1692417",
"name": "Upload to Google Drive",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"continueOnFail": true,
"onError": "continueErrorOutput"
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "1",
"name": "success",
"value": "=true",
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"id": "2",
"name": "drive_file_id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "3",
"name": "drive_file_url",
"value": "=https://drive.google.com/file/d/{{ $json.id }}/view",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "4",
"name": "file_name",
"value": "={{ $json.name }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
-2544,
1760
],
"id": "a315d382-f676-4d4a-9dd4-7d2df7d8755c",
"name": "Format Response"
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "1",
"name": "success",
"value": "=false",
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"id": "2",
"name": "error",
"value": "={{ $json.error?.message || $json.message || 'Error uploading file to Google Drive' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "3",
"name": "error_details",
"value": "={{ $json.error?.description || $json.description || 'Unknown error' }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
-2544,
1952
],
"id": "61cdfb1f-ba4f-4693-9891-8c1d58c507a1",
"name": "Format Error"
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ $json }}",
"options": {
"responseCode": 500
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
-2288,
1952
],
"id": "e4c7506e-9370-47fc-bae4-c2c8b7db5fa8",
"name": "Respond Error"
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "1",
"name": "fileName",
"value": "={{ $json.body.fileName }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "2",
"name": "folderId",
"value": "={{ $json.body.folderId }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "3",
"name": "fileContent",
"value": "={{ $json.body.fileContent }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
-3168,
1760
],
"id": "144dc59d-5238-490d-8672-0d856e54900e",
"name": "Set Variables6"
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {
"fileName": "={{ $json.fileName }}"
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
-2960,
1760
],
"id": "e0ef6492-bc01-4e7e-a48d-3916b03a6c82",
"name": "Convert to File"
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ $json }}",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
-2288,
1760
],
"id": "6ffcb655-bf2b-4017-b6f7-41045d94405e",
"name": "Respond Success6"
}
],
"connections": {
"Webhook - Upload File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Variables6",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Upload to Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format Response",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Format Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format Response": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Respond Success6",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format Error": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Respond Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Variables6": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Convert to File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Convert to File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload to Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
}
}
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googleDriveOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
Upload-File-To-Drive. Uses googleDrive. Webhook trigger; 8 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/JuanCruzRobledo/correccion-automatica-ia/blob/05462dfdd3157dfdcbd79990214a5501c52fa938/n8n-workflows/upload-file-to-drive.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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