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Batch upscale portrait photos with Real-ESRGAN AI, Google Drive and Airtable

Ready for 3.0

by Robert Schröder ✓ · 609 views · created 2025-08-30 · File Management, Multimodal AI

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 9 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Google Drive and Airtable. It also calls api.replicate.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

  1. Create folder (Google Drive): work with folder
  2. Get Record from Pictures (Airtable): uses Airtable
  3. Extract Portrait URLS from Airtable Output (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  4. Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
  5. Replicate Upscaler (HTTP Request): calls api.replicate.com (POST)
  6. Download Upscale (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  7. Set GDrive Upload Folder ID (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  8. Upload to Google Drive (Google Drive): uses Google Drive

Services it uses

Google DriveAirtable

HTTP calls to: api.replicate.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 (6)

From the author

Portrait Photo Upscaler Workflow Overview Automated workflow that retrieves portrait photos from Airtable, upscales them using AI, and stores the enhanced images in Google Drive with organized folder structure. Features - Automated Folder Creation: Creates…

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