Audit Google Drive backup freshness with Google Sheets and Slack
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 7 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 03:00). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Google Drive and Slack.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 03:00).
- Read SLA Table (Google Sheets): read (sheet)
- List Backup Files (Google Drive): search (file folder)
- Compute Verdicts (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Any Source Failing? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Append Scorecard (Google Sheets): append (sheet)
- Post Failing-Source Alert (Slack): post (message)
Services it uses
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 (6)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs nightly to audit a Google Drive backup folder against an SLA table in Google Sheets, logging a per-source scorecard and sending a Slack alert only when backups are missing, stale, or unexpectedly small. How it works 1. Runs…