Parse PDF, DOCX & images with Mistral OCR via Google Drive with Slack alerts
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 workflow has 33 nodes and runs on Google Drive events (file created) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive, Google Sheets and Slack. It also calls api.mistral.ai over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On Google Drive events (file created) (plus 1 other trigger).
- Loop over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Set File ID (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: file_id, file_name, dest_folder…
- Workflow Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: google_sheet_id, dest_folder_id
- Create Folder (Google Drive): work with folder
- Create Entry in sheet (Google Sheets): append or update
- Copy file (Google Drive): copy
- Add Source File in Sheet (Google Sheets): append or update
- Determine Document Type (Switch): routes items into 2 branches
- Use Document Url (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: document_type
- Use Image Url (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: document_type
…plus 21 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.mistral.ai
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 (13)
- Google Drive Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
From the author
Use cases Monitor Google Drive folder, parsing PDF, DOCX and image file into a destination folder, ready for further processing (e.g. RAG ingestion, translation, etc.) Keep processing log in Google Sheet and send Slack notifications. How it works Trigger:…