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Generate course certificates from Google Sheets with Stencil PDF and Outlook

Ready for 3.0

by Leon Kirschner · 224 views · created 2025-12-05 · Document Extraction, Multimodal AI

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 13 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive, Google Sheets and Microsoft Outlook. It also calls app.stencilpdf.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. Test Data (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: Mail, Participant, Course…
  2. E-Mail not sent (Filter): keeps only the items that match a condition
  3. Input (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
  4. Generate report (HTTP Request): calls app.stencilpdf.com (POST)
  5. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
  6. Upload file (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
  7. Update row in sheet (Google Sheets): update
  8. Send a message (Microsoft Outlook): uses Microsoft Outlook
  9. Update row in sheet (Google Sheets): update

Services it uses

Google DriveGoogle SheetsMicrosoft Outlook

HTTP calls to: app.stencilpdf.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 (10)

From the author

Automatically generate and send course certificates when new participants are added to Google Sheets This workflow creates PDF certificates using Stencil, stores them in Google Drive, and emails them to participants. How it works 1. A new row is added to the…

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