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Extract organizations & summarize documents with Foxit and Diffbot

Ready for 3.0

by Raymond Camden ✓ · 389 views · created 2025-07-22 · Document Extraction, AI Summarization

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 12 nodes and runs on Google Drive events (file created). Along the way it connects Google Drive and Gmail. It also calls na1.fusion.foxit.com and nl.diffbot.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On Google Drive events (file created).

  1. Download File (Google Drive): download
  2. Upload to Foxit (HTTP Request): calls na1.fusion.foxit.com (POST)
  3. Kick off Foxit Extract (HTTP Request): calls na1.fusion.foxit.com (POST)
  4. Check Task (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  5. Is the job done? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  6. Download Extracted Text (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  7. Wait: pauses before continuing
  8. Get Diffbot Entities (HTTP Request): calls nl.diffbot.com (POST)
  9. Shape Data (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  10. Make Email Contents (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

…plus 1 more step. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google DriveGmail

HTTP calls to: na1.fusion.foxit.com, nl.diffbot.com

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 (7)

From the author

How It Works This N8N template demonstrates using Foxit's Extraction API to get information from an incoming document and then using Diffbot's APIs to turn the text into a list of organizations mentioned in the document and create a summary. How it works…

Excerpt from Raymond Camden's description on n8n.io.

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