Automate PDF Invoice Generation & Delivery with Gmail and Google Drive Storage — Workflow n8n

Moyen complexité🔗 Webhook8 nœuds🏷️ Invoice Processingpar Ibrahim Emre POLAT

Aperçu

How it works Automatically generates professional PDF invoices from webhook data and delivers them via email while storing backups in Google Drive. Perfect for freelancers, small businesses, and service providers who need automated billing workflows.

Set up steps Configure environment variables for company information (name, address, email, phone). Set up your PDF generation API service account (PDFShift recommended). Configure SMTP email credentials for invoice delivery. Set up Google Drive OA

Nœuds utilisés

Send EmailHTTP RequestGoogle DriveCode

Aperçu du workflow

✅ SUCCESS RESPONSE
- Confirms invoice generated
- Returns invoice number & total
- Email delivery confirmation
- Google Drive storage status
- Complete operation summary
☁️ SAVE TO DRIVE
- Uploads PDF to Google Drive
- Organized folder structure
- Automated file naming
- Backup for accounting records
- Secure cloud storage
📧 SENDS TO CUSTOMER
- Emails PDF invoice to customer
- Professional email template
- Includes payment instructions
- Attachment with generated PDF
- Confirms delivery status
📄 INVOICE GENERATION
- Creates professional HTML template
- Applies company branding & colors
- Builds itemized table with pricing
- Adds payment terms and due dates
- Includes company contact de
⚙️ PREPARING INVOICE
- Extracts customer data from webhook
- Validates required fields (email, items)
- Calculates line totals and subtotals
- Applies tax rates (default 10%)
- Formats dates and
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Webhook Trigger
Process Invoice Data
Generate HTML Template
Generate PDF
Send Email to Customer
Save to Google Drive
Success Response
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Respond Webhook
8 nodes8 edges

Comment ça fonctionne

  1. 1

    Déclencheur

    Le workflow démarre avec un déclencheur webhook.

  2. 2

    Traitement

    Les données transitent par 8 nœuds, connecting code, emailsend, googledrive.

  3. 3

    Sortie

    Le workflow termine son automatisation et livre le résultat à la destination configurée.

Détails des nœuds (8)

SE

Send Email

emailSend

#1
HT

HTTP Request

httpRequest

#2
GO

Google Drive

googleDrive

#3
CO

Code

code

#4

Comment importer ce workflow

  1. 1Cliquez sur le bouton Télécharger JSON à droite pour enregistrer le fichier du workflow.
  2. 2Ouvrez votre instance n8n. Accédez à Workflows → Nouveau → Importer depuis un fichier.
  3. 3Sélectionnez le fichier automate-pdf-invoice-generation-delivery-with-gmail-and-google-drive-storage téléchargé et cliquez sur Importer.
  4. 4Configurez les identifiants pour chaque nœud de service (clés API, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Cliquez sur Tester le workflow pour vérifier que tout fonctionne, puis activez-le.

Ou collez directement dans n8n → Importer depuis JSON :

{ "name": "Automate PDF Invoice Generation & Delivery with Gmail and Google Drive Storage", "nodes": [...], ...}

Intégrations

codeemailsendgoogledrivehttprequestrespondtowebhookwebhook

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Nœuds8
Complexitémedium
Déclencheurwebhook
CatégorieInvoice Processing

Créé par

Ibrahim Emre POLAT

Ibrahim Emre POLAT

@epolat

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