Automatic file renaming with timestamp format for Google Drive

Ready for 3.0

by Rahul Joshi ✓ · 557 views · created 2025-07-29 · 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 3 nodes and runs on Google Drive events (file created). Along the way it connects Google Drive.

How it runs

Trigger: On Google Drive events (file created).

Set Formatted Name (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
Rename File (Google Drive): update

Services it uses

Google 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.

Nodes used (3)

Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
Google Driven8n-nodes-base.googleDrive
Google Drive Triggern8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger

From the author

Description: Streamline your cloud storage with this powerful Google Drive File Renamer automation built with n8n. The workflow watches a specific Google Drive folder and automatically renames new files using a standardized format based on their creation date…
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Automatic file renaming with timestamp format for Google Drive

What this workflow does

How it runs

Services it uses

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (3)

From the author

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