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Convert any file type into PDF and extract text

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini and OpenAI. 17 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini, OpenAI

17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 4Service 8

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

  1. 1On form submissionForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  3. 3OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Google Gemini Chat ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  5. 5Code in JavaScriptCodeLogic
  6. 6Upload fileGoogle DriveService
  7. 7AI AgentAgentModel
  8. 8SwitchSwitchLogic
  9. 9MergeMergeLogic
  10. 10Extract from PDF2Extract From FileService
  11. 11Docx to PdfHttp RequestService
  12. 12Doc to PdfHttp RequestService
  13. 13HTTP RequestHttp RequestService
  14. 14Append or update row in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  15. 15Edit FieldsSetLogic
  16. 16Extract from PDFExtract From FileService
  17. 17Extract from PDF1Extract From FileService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
17, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
Gemini, OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for Gemini and OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini and OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.