Automatic PDF compression with iLovePDF for Google Drive files
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 10 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive. It also calls api.ilovepdf.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- Send your iLoveAPI public key to their server (HTTP Request): calls api.ilovepdf.com (POST)
- Download file (Google Drive): download
- Get task from iLoveAPI server (HTTP Request): calls api.ilovepdf.com
- Group public key, task and downloaded file data (Merge): merges the data from its input branches
- Upload PDF to iLoveAPI server (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Compress your file (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Download compressed file (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Move compressed file to new Google Drive folder (Google Drive): move
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.ilovepdf.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 (5)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Google Drive Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
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