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Monitor construction execution from Google Drive photos with GPT‑4.1‑mini, Gmail and Google Sheets

Ready for 3.0

by Alysson Neves ✓ · 228 views · created 2026-01-22 · Project Management, 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 15 nodes and runs on a schedule (every second). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model, Google Drive, Gmail and Google Sheets.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every second).

  1. Config (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 8 fields: runTimestamp, inputFolderId, reportLanguage…
  2. Drive: List files (Input folder) (Google Drive): work with file folder
  3. Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
  4. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  5. Drive: Download image (Google Drive): download
  6. AI: Analyze image (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model
  7. Prepare: Image data (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: imageId, imageName, binaryImage…
  8. Gmail: uses Gmail
  9. Drive: Share image (anyone reader) (Google Drive): share
  10. Sheets: Append log row (Google Sheets): append

…plus 1 more step. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

OpenAI Chat ModelGoogle DriveGmailGoogle Sheets

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

AI-Driven construction execution monitoring What This Workflow Does Monitor construction execution with AI by analyzing site photos from Google Drive and automatically generating structured Work Performance Data. This workflow enables you to: - Monitor…

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