Recognize invoices / receipts from Google Drive and put them into Google Sheets — n8n Workflow

Medium complexity Trigger9 nodes🏷️ Invoice Processing👁 8,465 viewsby Anthony

Overview

This workflow allows you to recognize a folder with receipts or invoices (make sure your files are in .pdf, .png, or .jpg format). The workflow can be triggered via the "Test workflow" button, and it also monitors the folder for new files, automatically recognizing them.

Video Demo https://youtu.be/mGPt7fqGQD8

  1. n8n import glitch After import, the trigger node "When clicking 'Test workflow'" might be disconnected. You need to connect it via 2 arrows to "Google Sheets1" and "Google Drive" node

Nodes used

Google SheetsHTTP RequestGoogle DriveCode

Workflow Preview

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Video Demo
https://youtu.be/mGPt7fqGQD8
Quick OCR playground
1. Get your OakPDF OCR API key here:
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How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a trigger trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 9 nodes, connecting code, googledrive, googledrivetrigger.

  3. 3

    Output

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

Node Details (9)

GO

Google Sheets

googleSheets

#1
HT

HTTP Request

httpRequest

#2
GO

Google Drive

googleDrive

#3
CO

Code

code

#4

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 recognize-invoices-receipts-from-google-drive-and-put-them-into-google-sheets 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": "Recognize invoices / receipts from Google Drive and put them into Google Sheets", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

codegoogledrivegoogledrivetriggergooglesheetshttprequestmanualtriggermerge

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Nodes9
Complexitymedium
Triggertrigger
Views8,465

Created by

Anthony

Anthony

@scrapeninja

Tags

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