Extract text from images with Apify Google Lens OCR and Google Sheets
UnknownUnknown. This template uses community nodes we can't verify statically. Uses community nodes that can't be verified statically (unverified community packages are off by default in 3.0). Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 5 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Google Sheets and Apify (community).
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Set Image URL (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: imageUrl
- Google Lens OCR (Apify) (Apify): run actor and get dataset
- Extract OCR Text (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: imageUrl, language, text…
- Append to Google Sheet (Google Sheets): append
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 @apify/n8n-nodes-apify is verified or supports 3.0 (used in Google Lens OCR (Apify)).
Nodes used (4)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Apify
@apify/n8n-nodes-apify.apify - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
From the author
Quick overview Turn image URLs into clean, structured text and log it to Google Sheets automatically. No OCR library, no setup, powered by Apify Google Lens. How it works 1. Runs manually when you click Test workflow. 2. Sets the target public image URL to…