Automatic File Renaming with Timestamp Format for Google Drive — n8n Workflow

Low complexity⚡ Trigger3 nodes🏷️ File Managementby Rahul Joshi

Overview

Description:

Streamline your cloud storage with this powerful Google Drive File Renamer automation built with n8n. The workflow watches a specific Google Drive folder and automatically renames new files using a standardized format based on their creation date and time—ideal for organizing images, backups, and uploads with consistent timestamp-based names. Whether you're managing daily uploads, sorting Instagram-ready content, or organizing client submissions, this timestamp-based file naming sy

Nodes used

Google Drive

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🚀 Google Drive Trigger (Starting Point)
What it does:
Acts as the "sensor" that watches for new files
Monitors a specific Google Drive folder called "Instagr
Checks every minute for newly created
📝 Set Formatted Name (Processing)
What it does:
Takes the original file's creation timestamp
Converts it into a standardized filename format
Creates a new filename following the pattern: IMG_YYYYM
✏️ Rename File (Final Action)
What it does:
Takes the formatted filename from the previous step
Uses Google Drive API to actually rename the file
Updates the file in Google Drive with the new timesta
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Set Formatted Name
Rename File
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Google Drive Trigger
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How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a trigger trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 3 nodes, connecting googledrive, googledrivetrigger, set.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (3)

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Google Drive

googleDrive

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How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows → New → Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded automatic-file-renaming-with-timestamp-format-for-google-drive file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n → Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Automatic File Renaming with Timestamp Format for Google Drive", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

googledrivegoogledrivetriggerset

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Nodes3
Complexitylow
Triggertrigger
CategoryFile Management

Created by

Rahul Joshi

Rahul Joshi

@rahul08

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