Auto invoice & receipt OCR to Google Sheets – Drive, Gmail, & Telegram triggers
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 21 nodes and runs on Google Drive events (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Google Drive, Telegram and Gmail.
How it runs
Trigger: On Google Drive events (plus 2 other triggers).
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Loop Over Emails (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Create File Name For Telegram (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Google Drive: uses Google Drive
- Loop Over Attachments (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Google Save Files (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
- Move file to base64 string (Extract from File): extracts data from a file
- Create File Name (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Split Out Binary Files (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
…plus 8 more steps. See the full node list below.
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.
- Still check Gmail Trigger below v1.4 runs as v1.4 (drafts skipped, max emails per poll) (Gmail Trigger).
Nodes used (12)
- Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Extract from File
n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Telegram Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger - Gmail Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Google Drive Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger
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