Automation library · Money admin

Generate PDF invoices with Google Sheets

Started by another system calling it, and works across Airtable and Google Drive. 15 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 3Service 11

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

  1. 1WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Create a record1AirtableService
  3. 3Split ServicesSplit OutLogic
  4. 4Add Service to DBAirtableService
  5. 5Formatting DataCodeLogic
  6. 6Get Previous InvoicesAirtableService
  7. 7Generate Invoice #CodeLogic
  8. 8Copy Invoice TemplateGoogle DriveService
  9. 9Add Services to InvoiceHttp RequestService
  10. 10Get Client InfoAirtableService
  11. 11Add Client InfoHttp RequestService
  12. 12Create a record1 (template)AirtableService
  13. 13Add Invoice Summary InfoHttp RequestService
  14. 14Share fileGoogle DriveService
  15. 15Update recordAirtableService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
15
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Google Drive
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable 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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.