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Automated Google Drive to FTP transfer with JSON

Started by another system calling it, and works across Email, FTP and Google Drive. 14 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 6Service 6

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Update Notes - ErrorCodeLogic
  3. 3Webhook TriggerWebhookStarts it
  4. 4Get Drive FilesGoogle DriveService
  5. 5Check if More FilesIfLogic
  6. 6Filter & Validate FilesCodeLogic
  7. 7Process One by OneSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8Save Notes JSONWrite Binary FileService
  9. 9Download from DriveGoogle DriveService
  10. 10Create Final ReportCodeLogic
  11. 11Upload Notes to DriveGoogle DriveService
  12. 12Upload to FTPFtpService
  13. 13Send Report EmailEmail SendService
  14. 14Update Notes - SuccessCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
14, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, FTP, Google Drive
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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.