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Upload multiple attachments from Gmail to Google Drive - without a code node

Ready for 3.0

by Hubschrauber ✓ · 3,393 views · created 2025-02-21 · File Management

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 6 nodes and runs on Gmail events. Along the way it connects Gmail and Google Drive.

How it runs

Trigger: On Gmail events.

  1. Split Out: splits a list into separate items
  2. Switch: routes items into 2 branches
  3. Google Drive: uses Google Drive

Services it uses

GmailGoogle 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.

  • Still check Gmail Trigger below v1.4 runs as v1.4 (drafts skipped, max emails per poll) (Gmail Trigger).

Nodes used (5)

From the author

Summary This template uses the item handling nodes, and expression-support in n8n, without using a Code node, to extract multiple attachments from a GMail (trigger input) message/event, and (conditionally) upload each of them to Google Drive. Note: There is…

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