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Working with Excel Spreadsheet Files (xls & Xlsx)

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This workflow will help guide you through obtaining a spreadsheet file, reading it, making a change then saving it to local or cloud storage.

Event trigger★★★★☆ complexity24 nodesRead Binary FileWrite Binary FileGoogle DriveMicrosoft One DriveHTTP RequestFtpSpreadsheet File
Data & Sheets Trigger: Event Nodes: 24 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #1826 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Google Drive → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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This workflow will help guide you through obtaining a spreadsheet file, reading it, making a change then saving it to local or cloud storage.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/1826/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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