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Gmail → Google Drive

Attachments from new Gmail emails are saved to Google Drive, so files stop getting lost in your inbox.

Steps

When when a new email arrives in gmail — Gmail node only reads
Then save the attachment to google drive — Google Drive node can be undone

Fields to fill (3)

The file has every node wired up. These are the blanks only you can fill (your form, your sheet, your words).

Node	What to do
Google Drive	note: takes the first attachment (`attachment_0`); for every attachment, add a Split Out step before this one
Google Drive	fill `driveId` (The drive where to upload the file)
Google Drive	fill `folderId` (The folder where to upload the file)

Accounts to connect (2)

In n8n, pick or add a credential on each node — one of the types below.

Gmail: googleApi or gmailOAuth2
Google Drive: googleApi or googleDriveOAuth2Api

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Get the n8n file

Download gmail-attachments-to-google-drive.json

Open a new, empty workflow in n8n.
Open the workflow menu (⋯) and choose Import from File — or copy the JSON below and paste it onto the canvas (Ctrl/Cmd+V).
Connect the accounts, fill the fields above, run one test, then turn the workflow on.

Or copy the JSON

{
  "name": "Attachments from new Gmail emails are saved to Google Drive",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "n1",
      "name": "Gmail Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.4,
      "parameters": {
        "event": "messageReceived",
        "simple": false,
        "options": {
          "downloadAttachments": true
        },
        "filters": {
          "q": "has:attachment"
        }
      },
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ],
      "notes": "step: when a new email arrives in gmail · reversibility: read-only"
    },
    {
      "id": "n2",
      "name": "Google Drive",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "file",
        "operation": "upload",
        "inputDataFieldName": "attachment_0",
        "driveId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": ""
        },
        "folderId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": ""
        }
      },
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ],
      "notes": "step: save the attachment to google drive · reversibility: reversible"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Gmail Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Drive",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "active": false
}