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Extract text from Google Drive images with OCR.space, OpenRouter AI summary to sheets & Gmail

Ready for 3.0

by Tsubasa Shukuwa ✓ · 594 views · created 2025-11-05 · Document Extraction, AI Summarization

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 9 nodes and runs on Google Drive events (file created). Along the way it connects OpenRouter Chat Model, Google Sheets, Google Drive and Gmail. It also calls api.ocr.space over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On Google Drive events (file created).

  1. Download Image File (Google Drive): download
  2. Extract Text with OCR.space (HTTP Request): calls api.ocr.space (POST)
  3. Format OCR Result & Check for Empty (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  4. Generate Summary with OpenRouter AI (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenRouter Chat Model
  5. Append row in sheet (Google Sheets): append
  6. Send Completion Notification via Gmail (Gmail): uses Gmail

Services it uses

OpenRouter Chat ModelGoogle SheetsGoogle DriveGmail

HTTP calls to: api.ocr.space

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (9)

From the author

How it works This workflow automatically detects new image files uploaded to a Google Drive folder, extracts Japanese text using OCR, summarizes it with AI, and records the result in Google Sheets. Finally, it sends a completion email notification with the…

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