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Automate invoice processing with AI data extraction, Google Drive & Sheets

Ready for 3.0

by Romain · 1,316 views · created 2025-09-11 · Invoice Processing, 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 21 nodes and runs on Google Drive events (file created). Along the way it connects Google Drive, Google Sheets and OpenAI Chat Model.

How it runs

Trigger: On Google Drive events (file created).

  1. Search files and folders (Google Drive): work with file folder
  2. Loop (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
  3. GetFile (Google Drive): download
  4. ExtractFromPDF (Extract from File): extracts data from a file (pdf)
  5. Information Extractor: extracts structured fields from text with AI, with model: OpenAI Chat Model
  6. GetYearFolder (Google Drive): work with file folder
  7. GetMonthFolder (Google Drive): work with file folder
  8. MoveFile (Google Drive): move
  9. UpdateFileName (Google Drive): update
  10. AddToOverview (Google Sheets): append

…plus 9 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google DriveGoogle SheetsOpenAI Chat Model

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 (10)

From the author

🧾 Automated Invoice Processing - n8n Workflow 📖 Workflow Description This n8n workflow automates the complete processing of PDF invoices with AI-powered data extraction. The workflow monitors a Google Drive folder, extracts important invoice data, and…

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