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Automate image compression in Google Drive with Tinify API

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Drive and n8n data table. 14 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 4Service 9

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Daily at 08:00 amSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Generate Processing IdSetLogic
  3. 3Get all filesGoogle DriveService
  4. 4Collect LogsData TableService
  5. 5Loop Over Original FilesSplit In BatchesLogic
  6. 6Loop Over Processed FilesSplit In BatchesLogic
  7. 7Generate ReportCodeLogic
  8. 8Load Raw ImageGoogle DriveService
  9. 9Move Files to the Folder /OriginalGoogle DriveService
  10. 10Send ReportGmailService
  11. 11Tiny URL API CallHttp RequestService
  12. 12Download Compressed ImageHttp RequestService
  13. 13Save to Remove BackgroundGoogle DriveService
  14. 14Processing LogsData TableService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Drive, n8n data table
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Drive accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.