Generate branded proposal PDFs from briefs with Claude, ShipPDF and Gmail
Ready for 3.0Ready 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 12 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Request a proposal”). Along the way it connects Anthropic Chat Model, Gmail and Google Drive. It also calls api.shippdf.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Request a proposal”).
- Extract Information from Brief (Information Extractor): extracts structured fields from text with AI, with model: Claude Sonnet Model
- Post Document to ShipPDF (HTTP Request): calls api.shippdf.com (POST)
- Wait: waits 3 seconds
- Poll ShipPDF for Result (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Fetch Generated PDF (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Send Proposal via Email (Gmail): send (message)
- Save Proposal to Drive (Google Drive): upload (file)
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.shippdf.com
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)
- n8n Form Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger - Anthropic Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatAnthropic - Information Extractor
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.informationExtractor - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp
From the author
Quick overview This workflow collects a proposal brief via an n8n form, uses Anthropic Claude to extract structured proposal fields, generates a branded PDF with ShipPDF, then emails the PDF via Gmail and archives it to Google Drive after ShipPDF confirms…