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Data Processing n8n Templates

Move, transform, and route files and structured data between storage systems.

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Avg node count
27
Simple (1–5 nodes)
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Intermediate (6–15)
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Advanced (16+)

Data processing workflows move, transform, and route structured data between storage systems, databases, and APIs. This category covers CSV parsers, spreadsheet-to-database loaders, JSON transformers, and scheduled data pipeline jobs. The templates here range from two-node file readers to multi-step ETL pipelines with schema validation, type coercion, and error logging. Complexity tiers reflect pipeline depth: simple workflows read one source and write one target; intermediate builds add filtering, mapping, and conditional branching; advanced workflows handle chunked batch processing, incremental loads, and multi-destination fan-out. Because data processing is infrastructure-adjacent, Demand Score here correlates with integration pain — templates with high view counts often address file format or API quirks that lack good documentation. Free members see node counts and view volume. Paid members see which data pipeline patterns attract the most builder attention and which source-target combinations remain underserved.

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Backup all n8n workflows to Google Drive every 4 hours

This workflow takes off the task of backing up workflows regularly on Github and uses Google Drive as the main tool to host these. This ca…

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10 nodes · 36,367 views
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OpenAI Assistant workflow: upload file, create an Assistant, chat with it!

This is an end-to-end workflow for creating a simple OpenAI Assistant. The whole process is done with n8n nodes and do not require any progr…

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10 nodes · 22,138 viewsAI
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Send specific PDF attachments from Gmail to Google Drive using OpenAI

This workflow reads PDF textual content and sends the text to OpenAI. Attachments of interest will then be uploaded to a specified Google Dr…

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18 nodes · 21,440 viewsAI
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Download a file from Google Drive

Companion workflow for Google Drive node docs

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3 nodes · 19,813 views
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Organise your local file directories with AI

If you have a shared or personal drive location with a high frequency of files created by humans, it can become difficult to organise. This…

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16 nodes · 16,921 viewsAI
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Git backup of workflows and credentials

This creates a git backup of the workflows and credentials. It uses the n8n export command with git diff, so you can run as many times as y…

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7 nodes · 15,606 views
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Get all Excel workbooks

Companion workflow for Excel node docs

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2 nodes · 13,793 views
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Save new files received on Telegram to Google Drive

Effortlessly optimize your workflow by automatically save all files you are receiving on Telegram to a Google Drive Folder. How it works 1…

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3 nodes · 11,471 viewsAI
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Get multiple attachments from Gmail and upload them to GDrive

This is a simple template to show how to extract multiple email attachments and return them as an iterable output. How it works: The Gmai…

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3 nodes · 10,710 viewsAI
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Save email attachments to Nextcloud

This workflow will take all emails you put into a certain folder, upload any attachements to Nextcloud, and mark the emails as read (configu…

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3 nodes · 9,564 viewsAI
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Read a file from disk

Companion workflow for Read Binary File node docs

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2 nodes · 9,182 views
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Export SQL table into CSV file

This workflow demonstrates how easy it is to export SQL query to CSV automatically! Before running the workflow please make sure you have…

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5 nodes · 8,705 views
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Automated daily workflow backup to GitHub

This workflow provides a robust solution for automatically backing up all your n8n workflows to a designated GitHub repository on a daily ba…

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13 nodes · 8,564 views
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Control your n8n instance remotely with Telegram bot commands

This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n. Your n8n Command Center in a Telegram…

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67 nodes · 8,175 views
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Nightly n8n backup to Google Drive

Description This template creates a nightly backup of all n8n workflows and saves them to a Google Drive folder. Each night, the previous n…

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36 nodes · 7,585 views
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Nightly n8n backup to Dropbox

This template will create a nightly backup of all your n8n workflows to a Dropbox folder. Each night, the previous night's backups are moved…

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17 nodes · 7,094 viewsAI
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Backup workflows to git repository on Github

[Source code](https://code.swecha.org/shashikanth/n8n-templates/-/tree/main/backup-worflows), I maintain this worflow here. Usage Guide T…

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17 nodes · 7,093 views
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Bulk file upload to Google Drive with folder management

🗂️ Bulk File Upload to Google Drive with Folder Management How it works 1. User submits files and target folder name via form 2. Workflow…

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13 nodes · 6,632 views
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Backup n8n workflows to Google Drive

This workflow automates the backup of your n8n workflows data to Google Drive every day. It ensures that important configurations and exec…

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6 nodes · 6,120 views
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Transfer JSON data to CSV file

Workflow JSON TO CSVWorkflow JSON TO CSVWorkflow JSON TO CSVWorkflow JSON TO CSV

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3 nodes · 5,764 views
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Bulk automated Google Drive files sharing and direct download link generation

This N8N workflow automates the process of sharing files from Google Drive. It includes OAuth2 authentication, batch processing, public link…

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9 nodes · 5,422 views
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Write JSON to disk (binary)

The “Write Binary File” expects binary data. The JSON data is, however, JSON ;) There should really be a node that allows moving data around…

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3 nodes · 5,341 views
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Organize Email Attachments from Gmail to Structured Google Drive Folders

Automated Binary Data Extraction from Gmail to Google Drive Folder This workflow is designed to automate the process of handling emails wi…

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8 nodes · 5,259 viewsAI
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Auto-categorize blog posts in wordpress using A.I.

WordPress Post Auto-Categorization Workflow [📺 Click here to watch youtube tutorial ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvQioioVqhw) 🎯 P…

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9 nodes · 5,252 viewsAI
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Automatic workflow & credentials backup to GitHub with change detection

This n8n workflow template uses community nodes and is only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n. Title: n8n Credentials and Wor…

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21 nodes · 5,219 views
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Get an mp4 attachment from Gmail to Google Drive

This simple workflow allows you to get an mp4 attachment from gmail email and then upload it to Google Drive to get attachment webview link.

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3 nodes · 5,084 viewsAI
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Import Odoo product images from Google Drive

Objective This workflow automatically imports product images from Google Drive and associates them with templates and products in Odoo.

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19 nodes · 4,724 views
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Process multiple files with forms: a tutorial on binary data and loops

Let a user load multiple files with a Form node, and process the binary data. A very important workflow for many tools. This is a learning…

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10 nodes · 4,627 views
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Read multiple files from disk

Companion workflow for Read Binary Files node docs

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2 nodes · 4,366 views
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Automated AI image tagging and writing the keywords into the image file

Welcome to my Automated Image Metadata Tagging Workflow! This workflow automatically analyzes the image content with the help of AI and wri…

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9 nodes · 4,237 viewsAI
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Organize email attachments into Google Drive folders by company with Gmail & Sheets

Automated Email Attachment Organizer *Automatically process labeled emails with attachments into organized Google Drive folders* --- Who I…

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19 nodes · 4,077 viewsAI
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Build your own FileSystem MCP server

This template is for self-hosted n8n instances only. This n8n demonstrates how to build a simple FileSystem MCP server. Connecting to this s…

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14 nodes · 3,850 viewsAI
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Upload files via n8n form and save them to Digital Ocean Spaces

How it works This workflow provides a streamlined process for uploading files to Digital Ocean Spaces, making them publicly accessible. The…

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3 nodes · 3,827 views
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Create a folder in Onedrive

Companion workflow for Onedrive node docs

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2 nodes · 3,799 views
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Sync data between multiple Google Spreadsheets

1. Triggers workflow all two minutes 1. Reads data from a Google Spreadsheet (in example Sheet Data columns A to G) 1. Write the data unchan…

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4 nodes · 3,719 views
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Auto workflow backup to Google Drive – automated export of all your workflows

n8n Workflow Backup to Google Drive – Automated Export of All Your Workflows This workflow is designed to automatically create backups of a…

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12 nodes · 3,605 views
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Sync data between Google Drive and AWS S3

This workflow [synchronizes files one-way](https://n8n.io/blog/how-to-sync-data-between-two-systems/) from Google Drive to AWS S3. - Goog…

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4 nodes · 3,423 views
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Upload multiple attachments from Gmail to Google Drive - without a code node

Summary This template uses the item handling nodes, and expression-support in n8n, without using a `Code` node, to extract multiple attachme…

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8 nodes · 3,134 viewsAI
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Read a spreadsheet file

Companion workflow for Spreadsheet File node docs

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3 nodes · 2,949 views
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Extract license plate number from image uploaded via an n8n form

What it does This is a simplistic demo workflow showing how to extract a license plate number from an image of a car submitted via a form –…

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5 nodes · 2,637 viewsAI
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Export JSON file to Google Sheets

This workflow exports the contents of a JSON file to Google Sheets.

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3 nodes · 2,347 views
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Convert image URLs to an uploaded attachment in Airtable

Super simple workflow to convert image URLs to an uploaded attachment in Airtable. You'll need to adjust the field names to match your spec…

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4 nodes · 2,334 viewsAI
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Automated workflow backup to Google Drive with smart cleanup

How it works This workflow provides a complete, automated backup solution for your n8n instance, running on a daily schedule to ensure your…

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17 nodes · 2,286 views
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Backup n8n workflows to Github

Introduction This workflow will backup all of your existed workflows to a single Github repository. The Backup folders' name are based on t…

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30 nodes · 2,062 viewsAI
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AI-powered document chat with Nextcloud files using LangChain and OpenAI

Main Workflow “AI Nextcloud” * Entry point: A public chat-trigger greets the user; every incoming chat message starts the flow. * AI agent:…

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21 nodes · 1,951 viewsAI
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🛠️ Change Binary MimeType/Extension

How it works This workflow changes the file name, and therefore the extension and MIME type, of any binary file passed to it. This is perfe…

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8 nodes · 1,910 views
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Request and receive Zigbee backup from zigbee2mqtt and save it via SFTP

A single workflow with 2 flows/paths that combine to handle the backup sequence for Zigbee device configuration from HomeAssistant / zigbee2…

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6 nodes · 1,873 views
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Export WordPress posts to CSV and upload to Google Drive

Overview This n8n workflow automates the process of extracting published WordPress posts, converting them into a CSV file, and uploading i…

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7 nodes · 1,754 views
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Create Google Drive folders by path

This workflow creates nested Google Drive folders from a path string (like `Projects/Clients/Reports`). It automatically handles the necessa…

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16 nodes · 1,735 views
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Simple file based key value store (WriteKey)

Store a key with a value in a local json file. Multiple keys could be saved in a single file. Related workflow: [GetKey](https://n8n.io/wor…

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10 nodes · 1,674 views
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