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Get email notifications for newly uploaded Google Drive files

Ready for 3.0

by Tom ✓ · 2,774 views · created 2021-10-25 · Personal Productivity

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 2 nodes and runs on Google Drive events (file created). Along the way it connects Google Drive.

How it runs

Trigger: On Google Drive events (file created).

  1. Send Email: sends an email over SMTP

Services it uses

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.

Nodes used (2)

From the author

This workflow sends out email notifications when a new file has been uploaded to Google Drive. The workflow uses two nodes: - Google Drive Trigger: This node will trigger the workflow whenever a new file has been uploaded to a given folder - Send Email: This…

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