Build an OpenAI assistant with Google Drive integration
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 8 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive and OpenAI.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- OpenAI: create (assistant)
- Google Drive: download
- OpenAI: work with assistant, with memory: Window Buffer Memory
- OpenAI: work with file
- OpenAI: update (assistant)
Services it uses
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 (5)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Chat Trigger
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger - Simple Memory
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow - OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi
From the author
Workflow Overview This workflow automates the creation and management of a custom OpenAI Assistant for a travel agency ("Travel with us"), leveraging Google Drive for document storage. --- How It Works 1. Create the OpenAI Assistant - Node: OpenAI - Action:…