Monitor and Download Changed Files from Google Drive Automatically — n8n Workflow

Mittel Komplexität⏰ Geplant15 Knoten🏷️ File Managementvon Anurag

Übersicht

Description

This workflow automates the download of new or updated files from a Google Drive folder, processing only files changed since the last run using a timestamp control file.

How It Works

Triggered on a schedule. Checks for a n8n_last_run.txt file in your Google Drive to read when the workflow last ran. If missing, defaults to processing changes in the last 24 hours. Searches for new or modified files in your specified folder. Downloads new/changed files. Replaces the timestamp file wi

Verwendete Knoten

Google DriveCode

Workflow-Vorschau

Workflow Purpose

This workflow automatically downloads new or updated fi

Setup Required

You need to set up your Google Drive credentials in n8n

Edit the nodes marked with "Google Drive" to select you

Timestamp File

The workflow looks for a n8n_last_run.txt file in Googl

If the file isn’t found, it defaults to files from the

Timestamp Update

After all files are processed, the timestamp file is up

No Operation

Merge

Create Timestamp File

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Schedule Trigger1

Search for Timestamp File1

Download Timestamp File1

Download New Files2

Upload New Timestamp2

Edit Fields

Extract Timestamp Text1

Edit Fields2

Search for New Files2

Get Current Time1

Delete Old Timestamp File1

15 nodes15 edges

So funktioniert es

1
Auslöser
Der Workflow startet mit einem geplant-Auslöser, der nach einem definierten Zeitplan läuft.
2
Verarbeitung
Die Daten fließen durch 15 Knoten, connecting code, datetime, extractfromfile.
3
Ausgabe
Der Workflow schließt seine Automatisierung ab und liefert das Ergebnis an das konfigurierte Ziel.

Knotendetails (15)

Google Drive

googleDrive

Code

code

So importieren Sie diesen Workflow

1Klicken Sie rechts auf die Schaltfläche JSON herunterladen, um die Workflow-Datei zu speichern.
2Öffnen Sie Ihre n8n-Instanz. Gehen Sie zu Workflows → Neu → Aus Datei importieren.
3Wählen Sie die heruntergeladene Datei monitor-and-download-changed-files-from-google-drive-automatically und klicken Sie auf Importieren.
4Richten Sie Anmeldedaten für jeden Dienstknoten ein (API-Schlüssel, OAuth usw.).
5Klicken Sie auf Workflow testen, um zu überprüfen, ob alles funktioniert, und aktivieren Sie es dann.

Oder direkt in n8n → Aus JSON importieren einfügen:

{ "name": "Monitor and Download Changed Files from Google Drive Automatically", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrationen

codedatetimeextractfromfilegoogledriveifmergescheduletriggerset

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Knoten15

Komplexitätmedium

Auslöserscheduled

KategorieFile Management

Erstellt von

Anurag

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