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Generate PDF from Google Docs with Google Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Google Docs, Google Drive and Google Sheets. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 2Service 8

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

  1. 1When clicking ‘Test workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Google Sheets1Google SheetsService
  4. 4Add Row Index1FunctionLogic
  5. 5IF (Missing Prescription Link)1IfLogic
  6. 6Google DriveGoogle DriveService
  7. 7Replace Document PlaceholdersGoogle DocsService
  8. 8Google Drive1Google DriveService
  9. 9Google Drive2Google DriveService
  10. 10Google Drive4Google DriveService
  11. 11Google Drive3Google DriveService
  12. 12Update SpreadsheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Docs, Google Drive and Google Sheets 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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.