Issue branded certificate PDFs from Google Sheets with TemplateFox and Gmail
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What this workflow does
This workflow has 6 nodes and runs on Google Sheets events (row added). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Google Drive, Gmail and Templatefox (community).
How it runs
Trigger: On Google Sheets events (row added).
- Template Fox: uses Template Fox
- Download PDF (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Archive to Google Drive (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
- Email Certificate (Gmail): uses Gmail
- Update Sheet Row (Google Sheets): update
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
We can't fully verify this one: it relies on 1 community package, and n8n 3.0 turns unverified community packages off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).
- Check that n8n-nodes-templatefox is verified or supports 3.0 (used in TemplateFox).
Nodes used (6)
- Google Sheets Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheetsTrigger - Template Fox
n8n-nodes-templatefox.templateFox - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
From the author
This workflow turns a Google Sheet into an automated certificate-issuing pipeline. The moment a new completion row is added — whether by your training team, a Zap, or a quiz platform — a branded PDF/A-2b (archival-grade) certificate is rendered by…