Gmail attachment backup to Google Drive

Ready for 3.0

by Akhil Varma Gadiraju ✓ · 3,632 views · created 2025-05-20 · File Management

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 workflow has 5 nodes and runs on Gmail events. Along the way it connects Gmail and Google Drive.

How it runs

Trigger: On Gmail events.

Gmail: get
Code: runs custom JavaScript code
Google Drive: uses Google Drive

Services it uses

Gmail Google Drive

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.

Still check Gmail Trigger below v1.4 runs as v1.4 (drafts skipped, max emails per poll) (Gmail Trigger).

Nodes used (5)

Gmail Triggern8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger
Gmailn8n-nodes-base.gmail
No Operation, do nothingn8n-nodes-base.noOp
Google Driven8n-nodes-base.googleDrive
Coden8n-nodes-base.code

From the author

📥 Gmail Attachment Backup to Google Drive — n8n Workflow This n8n workflow automatically backs up email attachments from a specific sender in Gmail to a designated folder in Google Drive. It polls Gmail every minute and uploads any new attachments from…
Excerpt from Akhil Varma Gadiraju's description on n8n.io.

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Gmail attachment backup to Google Drive

What this workflow does

How it runs

Services it uses

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (5)

From the author

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